Former West Indies skipper, Jason Holder has been included in the defending champions’ 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup 2021 as a replacement of Obed McCoy. The left-arm seamer was ruled out of the tournament after suffering an injury to his right leg, which he picked up during West Indies’ opening match against England.
In a statement regarding the same, ICC wrote: “The defending T20 World champions asked to replace Obed McCoy in their squad for the remainder of the tournament after the bowler was diagnosed with an injury to his right leg.
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The further added, “And an ICC Event Technical Committee made up of Chris Tetley (Head of Events, Chair), Clive Hitchcock (ICC Senior Cricket Operations Manager), Rahul Dravid and Dhiraj Malhotra (BCCI Representatives), Simon Doull and Ian Bishop (Independent Members) approved the change on Wednesday 27 October, allowing Jason Holder to join the 15.”
🚨 Just in 🚨 @windiescricket have had a change to their squad approved 👇#T20WorldCuphttps://t.co/6j89nMOxzy
— ICC (@ICC) October 27, 2021
Jason Holder, who has played 27 T20Is for West Indies was one of the permitted traveling reserves in the UAE. And the 29-year-old, who plied his trade for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL), will be available for selection against Bangladesh on Friday.
Confirming the same, West Indian chief selector, Roger Harper said, “Jason Holder has been in the UAE for a while now and will fit quite well into the team unit. He is an experienced and knowledgeable cricketer who we know will be eager and excited to grab the opportunity.”
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The West Indies have lost both of their opening matches in Group 1 and now they need to win every match from here on in order to stand a chance to reach the semi-finals and defend their T20 World Cup title next month.
West Indies updated T20 World Cup 2021 squad: Kieron Pollard (Captain), Nicholas Pooran (Vice Captain), Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr.
