West Indies Squad For ODI Series vs Bangladesh: Uncapped Wicketkeeper Included as All-Rounder Returns

Uncapped wicketkeeper included and capped all-rounder returned as West Indies announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match home ODI series against Bangladesh, starting on Sunday (December 8).

West Indies have made two changes to their ODI squad from the one that faced England in October, with all-rounder Justin Greaves and uncapped keeper-batter Amir Jangoo winning a call-up to the group.

Experienced spinner Hayden Walsh Jnr and young batter Jewel Andrew dropped out of the squad after the duo did not feature during the most recently concluded series against England on home soil.

Both Greaves (401 runs in five matches with three centuries at an average of 133.66) and Jangoo (446 runs in seven matches with a century and three fifties at an average of 89.20) earned a place in the squad on the back of some strong performances in domestic cricket.

The pair finished the recent Super50 ODI tournament in the West Indies as the two highest run-scorers. Greaves has played three Tests and five ODIs for WI, while Jangoo is yet to make his international debut.

Veteran Shai Hope will continue to lead the West Indies during the series with Brandon King as the vice-captain, while Keacy Carty, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford and Evin Lewis make up the batting group.

Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph and Jayden Seales form a solid pace bowling line-up with all-rounders Romario Shepherd, Greaves, Roston Chase and spinner Gudakesh Motie completing the squad.

West Indies white-ball head coach Daren Sammy is looking forward to the series and revealed he had one eye on the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia when selecting the squad.

"We continue to build towards the main target of the ICC Men's 50-over World Cup where we are looking to broaden the pool of players even with the short-term objectives of winning series, especially at home and building momentum on the recent win against England," Sammy said as quoted by ICC.

Sammy believes Greaves and Jangoo are more than capable of performing well should the duo win selection during the series as the coach believes the duo bring a lot of flexibility to the batting unit.

"Greaves is capable of batting anywhere in the top six and brings that genuine all-round ability to the squad, which is welcomed at this stage, while Jangoo's prowess in the Super50 shows his flexibility to bring another dimension to our batting unit," Sammy added.

West Indies squad for ODI series vs Bangladesh

Shai Hope (captain), Brandon King (vice captain), Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Justin Greaves, Shimron Hetmyer, Amir Jangoo (wicketkeeper), Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd.