(Trinidad Guardian) The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has summoned Test captain Denesh Ramdin to a meeting in Barbados today.
It is unclear as to what the exact nature of the meeting will be but information reaching the T&T Guardian is that a lot will surround planning for the West Indies next Test tour which is against Sri Lanka in October/November this year.
Recently it was reported that Ramdin was left out of the West Indies team for a proposed tour of Zimbabwe which never materialised. There was no official word from the WICB on the matter but a CMC report later suggested that he was included on the original team. This point is sure to come up during the meeting as Ramdin will want clarification as to where he sits in terms of the ODI format.
The Trinidadian who captained the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the recently concluded Hero Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament is a key cog in the West Indies wheel, as he plays all three formats.
The West Indies will play two Tests, three ODIs and two T20 matches on their tour of Sri Lanka and Ramdin is expected to play a key role in all three formats. The 30-year old Ramdin has so far played 69 Test matches for the West Indies, scoring 2707 runs at an average of 26.28 and a highest score of 166. He has scored four centuries and 14 half centuries.
He has also appeared in 127 limited overs matches netting 1911 runs at an average of 24.81. He has two centuries and seven half centuries with his best effort being 169 against Bangladesh last year at Warner Park in St. Kitts. In T20s he has played 51 matches, getting 351 runs at an average of 15.26, with 55 not out his best effort.
