Denesh Ramdin To Tie Knot, Devon Thomas To Keep

Basseterre, St Kitts — The Selection Committee of the West Indies Cricket Board today announced the 13-man squad for the fourth and fifth Digicel One-Day Internationals against New Zealand. Wicket-keeper Devon Thomas has been called up to replace Denesh Ramdin, who is getting married.

Thomas, 22, is a graduate of the Sagicor High Performance Centre. He has so far played nine One-Day Internationals. The livewire keeper was in good form in the recent three-match Digicel ‘Test’ Series for West Indies A against India A. He made two half-centuries and held 12 catches.

The fourth and fifth Digicel ODIs will be played at Warner Park, St Kitts on Saturday, July 14 and Monday, July 16. West Indies lead the five-match Digicel Series 2-1 with two matches left.

FULL SQUAD
Darren Sammy (Captain)
Dwayne Bravo (Vice Captain)
Tino Best
Johnson Charles
Chris Gayle
Sunil Narine
Kieron Pollard
Ravi Rampaul
Andre Russell
Marlon Samuels
Lendl Simmons
Dwayne Smith
Devon Thomas (Wicket-keeper)

DIGICEL 2012 SERIES – New Zealand to West Indies
Digicel ODI (All times local)
July 5: 1st Digicel ODI – West Indies won by 9 wickets at Sabina Park, Jamaica
July 7: 2nd Digicel ODI – West Indies won by 55 runs at Sabina Park
July 11: 3rd Digicel ODI – New Zealand won by 88 runs at Warner Park, St. Kitts
July 14: 4th Digicel ODI – Warner Park – 9:30 a.m.
July 16: 5th Digicel ODI – Warner Park – 9:30 a.m.