West Indies has named seamer Matthew Forde of their T20 squad for the primary time as a part of a 15-man squad to face England within the first three matches of this month’s five-game sequence.
The 21-year-old Barbadian just lately acquired his first ODI call-up for the three-match sequence towards England on Saturday.
All-rounder Sherfane Rutherford returns to the squad for the primary time since January 2020, whereas Gudakesh Motie, who missed the India sequence in August by means of damage, can also be included.
All-rounder Andre Russell, who final featured for West Indies on the 2021 T20 World Cup, is one other participant again within the squad.
This might be West Indies’ final dwelling T20 sequence in 2023 forward of co-hosting the World Cup with america in June.
“We’ve chosen a squad that we expect offers us the perfect probability of success in that event. We are going to proceed to evaluate within the lead as much as the competitors,” lead selector Desmond Haynes stated forward of the Dec. 12 to 21 sequence.
West Indies Squad for England T20Is: Rovman Powell (Captain), Shai Hope (Vice-Captain), Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd