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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named a 16-man squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies starting later this month.

Shikhar Dhawan will be leading India in the upcoming ODI series against West Indies while Ravindra Jadeja will be his deputy.

The India squad is currently gearing up for a three-match T20I series against England which will be followed by three ODIs.

India’s England tour will get over by July 17 while the West Indies tour starts five days later from July 22. All three ODIs will be played at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant have been rested for the series.

Dhawan led India against Sri Lanka in away fixtures. The Men in Blue clinched a win in the three-match ODI series but suffered a defeat in the T20Is.

Jadeja who has been named the vice-captain of the side last played an ODI for India back in 2020 against Australia while Shubman Gill has also received a call-up.

The right-handed batter has played three ODIs in the Indian colours and has only managed to score 49 runs.

Apart from this, Deepak Hooda who played two ODIs earlier this year has been rewarded for his exceptional batting display in the T20I series against Ireland where the right-handed batter scored a ton. Hooda has scored 55 runs in the two ODI matches that he has played so far for India.

India’s squad for 3 ODIs: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

 

West Indies T20 specialists like Carlos Brathwaite, Evin Lewis were among the highest-priced international acquisitions during the 3rd edition of Lanka Premier League Player draft.

The players’ draft for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 happened on Tuesday (July 5).

Each of the five franchises allowed to pick six international players, with one from each price category barring Gold and Silver.

The pre-draft portion of the squad selection, however, meant that for many of the teams the top-tier draft picks had been decided well in advance of the draft proper.

The draft included players in seven price points: Ruby (US$ 60,000) Sapphire ($ 50,000), Diamond A ($ 40,000), Diamond B ($ 25,000), Platinum ($ 15000), Gold ($ 10,000) and Silver ($ 3000).

353 players registered for the draft, including 180 foreign players and 173 local players. Each franchise picked 20 players from the draft, with 14 of them having to be local players and the 6 others having to be overseas players.

End of the players’ draft, 9 Pakistani players, 7 West Indian players, 5 South African players, 4 players from Afghanistan, 3 Australian players and one player each from New Zealand and Nepal were divided for the Lanka Premier League this year.

Amoung the drafted 7 West indies Players, Former West Indies T20I captain Carlos Brathwaite, who has amassed 2,240 runs, 214 wickets in more than 200 T20 career appearances and his teammates like all rounder Fabian Allen (USD 50,000), Andre Fletcher (USD 40,000) were picked up by Kandy Falcons.

While West indies opener Evin Lewis – who played for LSG in IPL 2022 – was picked up by Jaffna Kings, Sherfane Rutherford drafted by Galle Gladiators (USD 25,000).

Meanwhlie, West Indian Allrounder Dominic Drakes, who was member of IPL Winners this year (Gujarat Titans) drafted by Colombo stars (USD 40,000). Also, Sheldon Cottrel Will be join with Dambulla Giants (USD 15000)

The 3rd edition of the Lanka Premier League, will commence on the 6th of December 2022.

This year’s edition will be played across 3 venues, namely MRICS, Hambantota; PKICS, Kandy; and RPICS, Colombo.

The tournament will kick off with matches played in MRICS, Hambantota, and then move to PKICS,Kandy, before shifting to RPICS, Colombo, to play the last leg of the first round matches of the tournament, including the eliminator round and the finals.

The opening game of the tournament will be played between reigning champions Jaffna and the runner-up of the 2021 edition, Team Galle.

Here are the final 20-member squads of each franchise,

Galle Gladiators Squad: Imad Wasim, Danushka Gunathilaka, Faheem Ashraf, Dushmantha Chameera, Janneman Malan, Sherfane Rutherford, Azam Khan, Kusal Mendis, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Thushara, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Pulina Tharanga, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nimesh Vimukthi, Movin Subasinhga, Nipun Malinga, Sachindu Colombage, Lakshan Gamage, Tharindu Kaushal, Sammu Ashan

Jaffna Kings Squad: Evin Lewis, Thisara Perera, Hardus Viljoen, Dhananjaya de Silva, Shoaib Malik, Shahnawaz Dahani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Dunith Wellalage, Tristan Stubbs, Praveen Jayawickrama, Suminda Lakshan, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dilshan Madushanka, Nipun Dananjaya, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Theesan Vidushan, Theivendiram Dinoshan, Ashan Randika

Colombo Stars Squad: Dwaine Pretorius, Angelo Mathews, Asif Ali, Charith Asalanka, Dominic Drakes, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Niroshan Dickwella, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Karim Janat, Seekkuge Prasanna, Jeffrey Vandersay, Ishan Jayaratne, Muditha Lakshan, Lakshitha Manasinghe, Kevin Koththigoda, Chathuranga Kumara, Navod Paranavithana, Chamod Battage

Dambulla Giantsb Squad: D’Arcy Short, Dasun Shanaka, Ben Cutting, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sandeep Lamichhane, Tim Seifert, Haider Ali, Chaturanga de Silva, Ramesh Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Sheldon Cottrell, Tharindu Ratnayake, Pramod Madushan, Lasith Croospulle, Kalana Perera, Dilum Sudeera, Sachitha Jayathilake, Dushan Hemantha, Sacha De Alwis, Ravindu Fernando

Kandy Falcons Squad: Carlos Brathwaite, Wanindu Hasaranga, Fabian Allen, Chamika Karunaratne, Andre Fletcher, Dewald Brevis, Chris Green, Isuru Udana, Matheesha Pathirana, Ashen Bandara, Usman Shinwari, Kamindu Mendis, Ashan Priyanjan, Minod Bhanuka, Avishka Perera, Ashian Daniel, Malinda Pushpakumara, Janith Liyanage, Lasith Abeyratne, Kavin Bandara

Rovman Powell Powers West Indies to 35-Run Win Against Bangladesh in Second T20I. West Indies lead the series 1-0 following the no-result in the rain-ruined opening fixture at the same venue on Saturday.

Powell’s blistering 61 not out off 28 balls home side to 193 for five batting first in ideal conditions.

When Rovman Powell came into bat, West Indies were going about smoothly at 100 for 3 in the 13th over.

Before he came Brandon King and Nicholas Pooran added 74 for the third wicket.

Powell’s innings, highlighted by six sixes and two fours, earned him the man-of-the-match award.

“My plan is very simple at the crease,” said Powell. “I look to get a start, even if it takes a while because I know I can make up for it later on in the innings.”

“I’ve been struggling quite a bit with spin but I have to give credit to my coach (former West Indies Test opener) Robert Samuels for helping to adjust my game.”

Powell later said that the 23-run 16th over changed the course of the match significantly.

He probably realised that he was batting on a good pitch, before launching into an unbeaten 61 off 28 balls.

“We always sit in our batting meeting to talk about changing momentum and course of the game,” Powell said.

“I think that over today from Shakib did that for us. It is very, very important to pick match-ups and bowlers. I reckoned Shakib wasn’t having the best of the days. I decided to go after him. There was five overs of pace in the back-end. The platform was already set by the captain and Brandon, who both played well before I got to the crease. It was just an opportunity for me to advance the scoring. To bat all the overs.”

Powell, meanwhile, said that he doesn’t think of himself as a slogger, but more of a batter these days. He said that it is all part of his growth as a cricketer.

“I stopped looking at myself as a big hitter,” he said. “I start looking at myself as a batsman with power. With that comes control, know when to take a single, know when to attack. I think it has served me well so far.

“Growth is an important part in any professional sport. From both skill and mental perspective. I think I am growing in each passing year. I want to continue to learn.”

Powell said that they understood that their fans are looking forward to bigger things from this group ahead of the T20 World Cup laster this year.

“It is a change in the guard, to be honest. Our legends Chris Gayle, [Dwayne] Bravo and [Kieron] Pollard sit back and let us youngsters come through. We have to take this opportunity to bring smiles back to the people of the Caribbean,” he said.

Also Rovman Powell Works as a West Indies T20I vice-captain in First time.

“We know Rovman’s history,” chief selector Desmond Haynes said.

“He has captained the West Indies before and is also the captain of his CPL franchise [Jamaica Tallawahs]. Our role is to look at future leaders as well and we have identified a few, including himself, who we will be putting programmes around to ensure we keep them involved in that aspect of the cricket.

“Generally, we have to start looking at the bigger picture of getting these players playing together as often as possible in preparation for the ICC T20 World Cup later down in the year. We need to ensure we are fielding a very strong side for that tournament.” chief selector Desmond Haynes said before the Series began.

Brandon King and Rovman Powell scored half-centuries as West Indies clinched a 35-run win over Bangladesh on Sunday as the West indies went 1-0 up in the 3-match series.

Chasing 194 to win, Bangladesh never got going as they lost three within the powerplay 3/23.

Shakib Al Hasan and Afif Hossain built a strong partnership but Romario Shepherd and Hayden Walsh bowled tight spells to keep the visitors at bay.

Shakib did eventually scored a half-century, but West Indies managed a 35-run win.

Seamers Romario Shepherd and Obed McCoy claimed two wickets each while spinners Akeal Hosein and Hayden Walsh proved the most economical as their variations made it difficult for Bangladesh to develop any sort of batting rhythm.

Earlier, Brandon King and Rovman Powell scored the fifties to put West Indies in a top position.

King anchored the innings with a 43-ball 57, while Powell played a blinder at the death to take the West indies to 193.

Taskin Ahmed had a day to forget conceding 46 in his 3 overs, while Shoriful Islam and Mahedi Hasan having a good day with the ball.

The first T20I on Saturday was a washout. Bangladesh reached 105 for 8 in 13 overs with the match already having been reduced to 14 overs per side.

The third and last T20 is scheduled for Thursday in Providence, Guyana, followed by a three-match ODI series.

Watch Obed McCoy took back-to-back Wicket (2nd):

McCoy removed openers Liton Das and Anamul Haque with his first two deliveries

McCoy bowls, McCoy delivers! #WIvBAN pic.twitter.com/4DQt3Fb7eE

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) July 3, 2022

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been named as the new head coach of USA Women, as well as their women’s under-19 team.

The 47-year-old has been based in Florida since 2005 and replaces former Australia wicketkeeper Julia Price, whose contract wasn’t renewed after USA Cricket determined that the national team’s head coach should be based in the country all year round.

The former West Indies batter, who scored more than 10,000 Test runs, begins in the role immediately, with USA Under-19s set to take part in the Cricket West Indies Under-19 Rising Stars T20 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.

“The women’s game is something I am a huge advocate of, and I have followed the progress of the USA Women’s national team with keen interest,” said Chanderpaul, who has signed a one-and-a-half-year deal.

“I’ve enjoyed being involved in American cricket over the years as a resident of Orlando, so to be given this opportunity to become the head coach for USA Cricket is an incredible one.

“I’m really looking forward to using my 20-plus years of international cricket and my recent coaching experiences, to help the women’s teams progress to World Cups in years to come, particularly the inaugural Under-19 World Cup in January.”

In the immediate future, Chanderpaul is set to coach Jamaica Tallawahs in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League, while he joins former international teammate Courtney Walsh on the women’s international coaching circuit: he is West Indies’ head coach.

Richard Done, USA Cricket’s operations director, added that Chanderpaul’s “depth of experience will be invaluable, not only in his primary role, but to the development of the wider high-performance player and coaching pathways in the USA”.