Eight first-class players named for India pre-series match in Barbados

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the list of players selected to participate in the warm-up match with the Indian team ahead of the upcoming Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Series. The visitors will have a training camp in Barbados and will play a two-day match on 5 and 6 July at Kensington Oval. They will then travel to Dominica for the first Test at Windsor Park, starting 12 July.

The eight players all have first-class experience. They are: allrounders Roshon Primus and Kevin Wickham; batsmen Zachary McCaskie and Rashawn Worrell; wicket-keeper Tevin Imlach; off-spinner Chaim Holder and fast bowlers Jair McAllister and McKenny Clarke.

Meanwhile, off-spinner Bryan Charles has been added to the West Indies pre-series Test training camp at Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG) in Antigua, which forms part of the team’s preparations.

The Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test series will be the first fixtures for both West Indies and India in the new 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship. The first Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test will be at Windsor Park, Dominica from 12-16 July which will be followed by the historic second Test on 20-24 July at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad – marking the 100th Test match between West Indies and India.

Tickets are available online in advance from the Windies Tickets service, presented by Mastercard, at tickets.windiescricket.com . Fans who purchase online will benefit from a 20% discount compared to the venue box office prices, with tickets ranging from the most premium seats with the best and shaded views in each stadium through to affordable Standard seats or Mounds/Grounds entry.

TEST MATCH SCHEDULE:

Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Matches

(start at 10am local time/9am Jamaica time)

12-16 July: 1st Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Match, Windsor Park, Dominica

20-24 July: 2nd Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Match, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

-ENDS-

 

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