West Indies name 'A' team to UK and Canada

The West Indies Cricket Board today announced the names of 14 of the 16 players who will form the West Indies "A" team to tour the United Kingdom and Canada later this summer.

Discarded West Indies opening batsman, Daren Ganga was named as the team's provisional captain. The remaining two spots will go to either Ryan Hinds, Wavell Hinds or Chris Gayle. In the event that Wavell Hinds is chosen, he will replace Ganga as captain.

The inclusion of Darren Powell, who was earlier selected to be among the latest inductees to the Shell Cricket Academy located at St. George's University in Grenada, now means that a replacement will have to be named and shortly. The next set of young cricketers to attend the cricket academy will be enrolled later this week.

The West Indies selectors will await the conclusion of the current series between India and the West Indies to name the remaining two persons for the "A" team's tours of the United Kingdom and Canada.

The squad is a mixture of youth and experience and will place on show a number of players who are on the verge of making their international debuts for the West Indies. Meanwhile, there are a number of players who will also be trying to revive their international careers.

The release from the WICB did not name a management team for the squad, but one is expected to be named shortly.

The full squad reads: Daren Ganga, Sulieman Benn, Tino Best, Marlon Black, Dwayne Bravo, Gareth Breese, Keith Hibbert, Reon King, Jermaine Lawson, Runako Morton, Donovon Pagon, Darren Powell, Lendl Simmons, Devon Smith.