Cricket West Indies has selected a strong squad of T20 specialists for their upcoming tour of Nepal. The 15-member ‘A’ team will be led by Roston Chase, with Alick Athanaze as his deputy.
The tour, a first for a West Indian side in Nepal, will feature five T20s at Kirtipur’s Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground on April 27, April 28, May 1, May 2, and May 4.
The squad includes several experienced players, such as Fabian Allen, Johnson Charles, Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher, Obed McCoy, and Hayden Walsh. These players have all performed well in T20 cricket and will be looking to make a strong impression on the selectors ahead of the World Cup.
Chase, who made his T20I debut in 2021, has been in impressive form with both bat and ball in recent months. He will be hoping to lead by example and help West Indies A to a successful tour.
West Indies white-ball coach Daren Sammy said: “From a coaching perspective, the Nepal tour couldn’t have come at a more opportune time. It offers us a chance to refine our World Cup squad, defining roles and personnel more clearly. Additionally, with nine players in the IPL, we can truly gauge and push the limits of our T20 team’s depth.”
The nine West Indians at the IPL are Andre Russell, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Shimron Hetmyer, and Shamar Joseph, apart from Sunil Narine, who has ruled out a comeback for West Indies for the World Cup.
