da bet sport： Despite the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka,the West Indies selectors have named a sixteen-man squad
Derrick Nicholas14-Oct-2001Despite the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka,the West Indies selectors have named a sixteen-man squad. The WICBPresident, Rev. Wes Hall and CEO, Gregory Shillingford, will meet withtheir Sri Lankan counterparts during the International Cricket Council(ICC) meeting to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 16 – 19October. The WICB directors deferred on making a final decision onboth the Sri Lanka and Pakistan tours until after the ICC meeting. Theparties would then carefully review safety and security issuessurrounding the tours to these countries in light of developmentsfollowing the recent terrorists attacks on the United States and thesubsequent retaliatory actions.During the same meeting of the WICB directors, approval was given tothe selectors’ recommendation of Carl Hooper as captain for theupcoming tours of Sri Lanka and Pakistan, which are scheduled to takeplace from 1 November – 21 December, 2001 and 29 January – 4 March,2002 respectively. These players along with reserve, Courtney Brownewill assemble in Jamaica for a training camp in preparation for thetour to Sir Lanka. The selectors have invited Browne to the camp as aprecautionary measure in the event that wicket-keeper/batsman RidleyJacobs is unable to go on tour because of the injury to his finger.The doctor has advised that Jacobs participate in batting drills onlyduring the camp, following which he will be assessed to determine hisfitness for the tour.Team: Carl Hooper (Captain), Chris Gayle, Daren Ganga, Leon Garrick,Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Marlon Samuels,Ridley Jacobs, Mervyn Dillon, Marlon Black, Reon King, Colin Stuart,Pedro Collins, Dinanath Ramnarine and Neil McGarrell. The camp willrun from October 16 to 23 when the players will return to theirrespective territories. The team will re-assemble for departure forSri Lanka on October 30.