Chris Gayle returns to West Indies T20I squad for Sri Lanka series

Swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle and experienced fast bowler Fidel Edwards have been named in the West Indies T20I squad to play against Sri Lanka marking their return to the international stageOffspinner Kevin Sinclair earns his first West Indies selection and leftarm spinner Akeal Hosein gets his first T20I callup as the Cricket West Indies CWI selection panel named the West Indies squads for the CG Insurance T20 International Series and CG Insurance OneDay International SeriesThe matches will be played at the Coolidge Cricket Ground CCG and Sir Vivian Richards Stadium SVRSThe T20I matches will be played under floodlights on March 3 5 and 7 This T20I series will make history as the first full international matches to be played by the official West Indies mens team at the CCG The matches will also be the first West Indies T20Is to be played in Antigua since 2013West Indies will use these matches to prepare and defend their ICC T20 World Cup title when India hosts the tournament this yearThe CG Insurance ODI Series will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on March 10 12 and 14 with the final match scheduled to be a daynight encounterThe series forms part of the ICC ODI Super League and these three matches provide the opportunity for West Indies to secure their first points as the team tries to qualify automatically for the 2023 ICC World Cup to be held in IndiaAs we build towards the defence of the T20 World Cup the opportunity is being taken to determine our best team and squad as we go forward Chris Gayle has performed very well in recent tournaments and the selection panel thinks that he can still add great value to our team Fidel Edwards has been selected to give the bowling the potent firepower needed said CWI lead selector Roger HarperJason Holder has shown his allround value in this format in recent times and after missing a few series he will add depth and experience to the squad Akeal Hosein performed very well in Bangladesh ODI Series and had excellent stats in the CPL so this is an opportunity to see how he equips himself in this format Kevin Sinclair grabbed our attention in the Super50 Cup back in 2019 and has been consistently economical in the last CPL and the current CG Insurance Super50 He will provide an offspinning option for the teamWest Indies squadsT20I Kieron Pollard captain Nicholas Pooran vicecaptain Fabian Allen Dwayne Bravo Fidel Edwards Andre Fletcher Chris Gayle Jason Holder Akeal Hosein Evin Lewis Obed McCoy Rovman Powell Lendl Simmons Kevin SinclairODI Kieron Pollard captain Shai Hope vicecaptain Fabian Allen Darren Bravo Jason Holder Akeal Hosein Alzarri Joseph Evin Lewis Kyle Mayers Jason Mohammed Nicolas Pooran Romario Shepherd and Kevin SinclairThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever