Sarwan to rejoin West Indies squad for next month's ODIs
WEST Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan will end his 18-month international exile in Australia next month.
Sarwan, who last played a one-dayer for the Windies against India in June 2011, has been named in the 15-man touring party for the five ODIs and one T20 match.
A veteran of 173 ODIs, Sarwan fell out of favour with the West Indies Cricket Board after he voiced his opinions about coaching and training methods.
Since then he's won $A152,000 in damages from the Board for casting doubts on his fitness when his central contract wasn't renewed in 2010.
All-rounder Marlon Samuels was left out after he suffered a fractured eye socket when he was hit by a Lasith Malinga bouncer while batting for the Melbourne Renegades during the BBL showdown with the Melbourne Stars, and his absence opens the door for the return of left-hand bat Narsingh Deonarine, who last played in an ODI in 2010.
West Indies squad
- Darren Sammy (c)
- Dwayne Bravo (v-c)
- Tino Best
- Darren Bravo
- Johnson Charles
- Narsingh Deonarine
- Chris Gayle
- Jason Holder
- Sunil Narine
- Kieron Pollard
- Kieran Powell
- Kemar Roach
- Andre Russell
- Ramnaresh Sarwan
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Devon Thomas
