Pollard, Narine named in WI squad for first four matches of tri-series

Kieron Pollard, the all-rounder and Sunil Narine, the offspinner, have been named in the West Indies squad for the first four matches of the tri-series against Australia and South Africa, the West Indies Cricket Board announced on Thursday (May 19).

Pollard, currently plying his trade with Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL), last played a One-Day International (ODI) in October 2014. Narine, who is part of the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the IPL, last played an ODI in November 2015, which was also the month both these players last played an international game.

The tri-series begins on June 3 with the first three matches being held at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. After the last match in Guyana on June 7, the next leg will be held at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts, which will host three matches from June 11 to 15. The action then shifts to Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, which will host three games from June 19-24 and also the final on June 26.

West Indies squad: Jason Holder (c), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Shannon Gabriel, Sunil Narine, Ashley Nurse, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor.