Desmond Haynes has denoted his first crew since supplanting Roger Harper as West Indies' lead selector by giving Kemar Roach an ODI review following more than two years out of the side for February's series in India.
Insect is one of six augmentations to the crew that lost 2-1 at home to Ireland this month, with Roston Chase and Justin Greaves among the players exiting the crew after lean series with the bat.
Fabian Allen has recuperated from Covid-19 and replaces Gudakesh Motie in the 15-man crew, while Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Bravo and Brandon King fortify the batting gathering and Hayden Walsh Jr offers an additional a twist choice. Jayden Seales and Devon Thomas, neither of whom included against Ireland, likewise lose their places.
Insect has not played any white-ball cricket - either List An or T20 - since his latest ODI, against India in 2019 however Haynes said that he had been reviewed with an eye on early wickets.
"Kemar Roach is one of our driving quick bowlers," Haynes said, "and we accept we want bowlers front and center to get early wickets. Kemar, with an economy pace of five, is absolutely sufficient to play."
The three-match ODI series, which will be played in Ahmedabad on February 6, 9 and 11, is important for the ODI Super League which shapes the pathway for the 2023 World Cup, which is planned for India in October-November one year from now.
After the shock series rout against Ireland, which went before the continuous T20I series against England, West Indies chief Kieron Pollard had underlined that his group had a "batting issue". Having effectively shielded 269 in the principal ODI against Ireland, West Indies battled in the last two matches, scoring 229 and 212.
Greaves battled in every one of the three matches and has now been supplanted by Bonner, who made his ODI debut in Bangladesh series last year. Haynes said that Bonner had come on "large amounts" lately and that he merits "a potential chance to play in the 50-over design" and focused on his longing for contest for places in front of the 2023 World Cup in India.
"We need to have rivalry for places," he said. "We need to arrive at a phase where we have a ton of players battling for positions. We need to widen the pool of players we need to look over. The group we have chosen is an excellent side and we are viewing at this visit as a feature of the arrangements for the World Cup in India in 2023."
While the India visit additionally involves three T20s, which will be played in Kolkata on February 16, 18 and 20, Haynes' board has selected to trust that the England series will complete prior to picking the crew.
West Indies ODI Squad : Kieron Pollard (chief), Fabian Allen, Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr
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