ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC):HALF-DOZEN UNCAPPED players have been named in a 22-member squad that the West Indies Cricket Board have sent letters of invitations to make themselves available for selection in the upcoming home series against South Africa and Pakistan.
The squad does not include the seven players captain Brian Lara, Dwayne Bravo, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Ravi Rampaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Smith whom the WICB identified have personal endorsement contracts with Cable & Wireless and have been ruled ineligible.
The Match/Tour Contract that has been a contentious issue between the WICB and the West Indies Players' Association will accompany the letters of invitations were accompanied to the players, who have been requested to respond by Friday, March 11.
On Friday, Teddy Griffith, president of the WICB, announced that Lara, Bravo, Edwards, Gayle, Rampaul, Sarwan, and Smith would not be considered for selection because their personal endorsements with Cable & Wireless put in peril the WICB's sponsorship with rival telecoms company, Digicel, and the structure of West Indies cricket.
The six uncapped players are batsmen Narsingh Deonarine, Xavier Marshall, Donovon Pagon, and Ryan Ramdass, as well as wicketkeeper/batsman Dinesh Ramdin, along with fast bowler Dwight Washington.
Squad: Carlton Baugh, Jr., Tino Best, Ian Bradshaw, Courtney Browne, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore, Narsingh Deonarine, Daren Ganga, Ryan Hinds, Wavell Hinds, Reon King, Xavier Marshall, Dave Mohammed, Donovon Pagon, Daren Powell, Ryan Ramdass, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy, Devon Smith, Jerome Taylor, Dwight Washington.
