Cricket West Indies (CWI) has now introduced Shamar Brooks instead of Hetmyer within the squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia.
“Cricket West Indies (CWI) has immediately knowledgeable the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) that Shamar Brooks has changed Shimron Hetmyer within the West Indies squad for the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in Australia,” CWI mentioned in an announcement. “
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The choice was taken by the CWI choice panel after Hetmyer missed his rescheduled flight to Australia, which was modified from Saturday, 1 October at his request as a result of household causes.
With flight availability an actual problem, it discovered a seat for him to go away Guyana immediately, Monday, 3 October, which suggests he’ll sadly miss the primary T20 Worldwide towards Australia on the Metricon Stadium on Wednesday, 5 October. (T20I) is not going to play.
Nevertheless, Hetmyer knowledgeable Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams that he wouldn’t have the ability to arrive on the airport in time for his flight to New York on Monday (October 3) afternoon.
“This afternoon we knowledgeable the CWI Board of Administrators that the choice panel has unanimously determined to exchange Shimron Hetmyer with Shamrah Brooks in our T20 World Cup squad,” Adams mentioned.
“Whereas we modified Shimron’s flight from Saturday to Monday for household causes, it was made clear to her that if there have been any additional delays and issues together with her journey to Australia, we might don’t have any selection however to exchange her on the workforce. No, as we’re unwilling to compromise on the workforce’s skill to arrange for this essential international occasion.”
Brooks, who has been named as Hetmyer’s substitute for the T20 World Cup 2022, is not going to be a part of the two-match T20I collection scheduled for October 5 and seven as he can be flying to Australia later within the week. Will fill
“Shamrah has been part of our latest T20I squad and has been a powerful performer within the later levels of the lately concluded CPL. He can be flying to Australia as quickly as potential this week and I want him and all of the workforce all one of the best. for the match,” Adams mentioned.
West Indies will begin their T20 World Cup marketing campaign towards Scotland within the first spherical of the group stage on 17 October. They’re a part of Group B together with Scotland, Zimbabwe and Eire.
West Indies squad for T20 World Cup 2022: Nicholas Pooran (capt), Rovman Powell, Yannick Kariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akil Hossein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Meyers, Obed McCoy, Ramon Reifer, Odeon Smith, Shamrah Brooks.