KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- A squad of 19 players has been selected to begin a two week training camp as the West Indies Under-19 side begins preparations for the ICC Youth World Cup next year in Bangladesh.
The Selection Panel of the West Indies Cricket Board chose the players on the basis of their performance in the Regional Under-19 Tournament which concluded here on Sunday.
The camp, which began on Tuesday, will run until August 17 with training taking place at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies and the Kensington Recreation Park.
The training sessions will be conducted under the guidance of West Indies High Performance coaches Graeme West and Vasbert Drakes.
The Selection Panel has also invited a number of Jamaica Under-19 players to be part of practice matches with the training squad.
Squad:-Kacey Carty, Jaeel Clarke, Shahid Crooks, Michael Frew, Jyd Goolie, Keon Harding, Shimron Hetmyer, Tevin Imlach, Ryan John, Alzarri Joseph, Kirstan Kallicharran, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul, Akshaya Persaud,
Gidron Pope, Akil Seetal, Keagan Simmons, Odean Smith and Shamar Springer.
Special invitees: Brad Barnes, Ramone Francis, Leonardo Friginette, Miguel Smith, Jevoy Spencer and Oshane Thomas.