MIAMI, (Reuters) – Guyanese batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been recalled to the West Indies squad for the World Cup starting on the Indian sub-continent next month, the West Indies Cricket Board said today.
Sarwan was dropped for a tour of Sri Lanka in November after the selectors expressed concerns over his fitness and he has not played for West Indies since a one-day series against South Africa last June.
Darren Sammy will skipper a team which does not feature pace bowler Jerome Taylor but includes another Jamaican in all-rounder Andre Russell, who has played in one test but has yet to appear in a full one-day international.
Jamaican wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh has been selected ahead of Denesh Ramdin while Twenty20 specialist, the big-hitting Kieron Pollard, is also included.
Prior to the tournament opening on Feb. 19, the squad will play three one-day internationals against