ICC approves Akeal Hosein as replacement for Fabian Allen in West Indies squad
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 has approved Akeal Hosein as a replacement for Fabian Allen in the West Indies squad. Left-arm spinner Hosein, who has played nine ODIs and six T20Is, was named as a replacement after Allen was ruled out due to an ankle injury. Hosein was a reserve as per the allowance for teams to travel with extra players in view of COVID-19 quarantine requirements.
Gudakesh Motie will be the replacement for Akeal Hosein in the reserves category
The replacement for Hosein in the reserves list will be the uncapped Gudakesh Motie. The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 consists of Chris Tetley (Head of Events, Chair), Clive Hitchcock (ICC Senior Cricket Operations Manager), Rahul Dravid, and Dhiraj Malhotra (BCCI Representatives), Simon Doull, and Ian Bishop (Independent Members).
Talking of the West Indies squad, they will kick off their journey in T20 WC 2021 in the Super 12 round when they will play their opening clash against England on October 23. They are defending champions of the T20 WC and will enter the tournament as one of the favourites to grab the trophy. They have also displayed a great form in the T20Is off late and the majority of their players were part of the recently concluded CPL and IPL 2021.
In this light, the squad equipped with a lot of match-winners is expected to come strong in their T20 WC 2021 campaign. The team will be led by their experience player and all-rounder Kieron Pollard. Nicholas Pooran has been named as Pollard’s deputy and it would be very important for him to get back to his usual form.
West Indies squad: Kieron Pollard (c), Nicholas Pooran (vc), Akeal Hosein, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh jr.
Reserves: Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie
