T20 World Cup West Indies team announced: West Indies Cricket Board has included Hetmyer and Shemar Joseph in the team announced for the T20 World Cup. The team announced under the captaincy of Rovman Powell has experienced players like Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell and Jason Holder.
West Indies has become T20 World Champion twice
West Indies team is considered weak in Test and ODI formats, but their dominance in T20 is such that West Indies seems to be a contender to become world champion. West Indies has become T20 World Champion twice.
West Indies players are in demand in the leagues of other countries and are considered match winners in the IPL too.
Narayan rejected the offer to play in the World Cup
This time the West Indies Board also wanted to give place to Sunil Narine, who was in excellent form for Kolkata Knight Riders, but he refused to change the decision again due to his retirement from international cricket. West Indies coach Darren Sammy also asked Narayan about this but Narayan refused.
West Indies have been included in Group C
The West Indies Board has also requested the Indian Cricket Board to release the selected players from the IPL as soon as possible. In the T20 World Cup, West Indies have been placed in Group C along with Papua New Guinea, Uganda, New Zealand and Afghanistan.
west indies team
Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Chalmers, Chase, Hetmyer, Shemar Joseph, King, Pooran, Hope, Russell, Shepherd, Holder, Hussain, Moti, Rutherford.