St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Committee today named Assad Fudadin to the West Indies Test tour to South Africa.
Darren Bravo, who had been offered a contract for the series, wrote to the Chairman of Selectors, Clive Lloyd, and citing personal reasons, requested that he not be considered for selection for the Test series. The 29 year old Fudadin has been named to replace Bravo.
A left handed batsman from Guyana, Fudadin played 3 Tests in 2012 against England and New Zealand.
In addition, the Selection Panel has requested that fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell play for Jamaica in the third round of the Professional Cricket League in order that the selectors have an opportunity to evaluate his match readiness.
Cottrell will therefore not depart the Caribbean with the rest of the squad for South Africa on November 30th.
Cottrell, a left arm fast bowler from Jamaica, recently returned from the West Indies A Team tour of Sri Lanka with a hamstring injury.
SQUAD
Denesh Ramdin (Captain)
Sulieman Benn
Jermaine Blackwood
Kraigg Brathwaite
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Sheldon Cottrell
Assad Fudadin
Shannon Gabriel
Christopher Gayle
Jason Holder
Leon Johnson
Kemar Roach
Marlon Samuels
Jerome Taylor
Chadwick Walton
MATCH SCHEDULE
December
Wed 17 to Sun 21 First Test – Super Sport Park
Fri 26 to Tue 30 Second Test – St. George’s Park
January
Fri 2 to Tue 6 Third Test – Centurion
Fri 9 First Twenty20 International – Newlands
Sun 11 Second Twenty20 International – Wanderers
Wed 14 Third Twenty20 International – Kingsmead
Fri 16 First One-day International – Kingsmead
Sun 18 Second One-day International – New Wanderers
Wed 21 Third One-day International – Buffalo Park
Sun 25 Fourth One-day International – St. George’s
Wed 28 Fifth One-day International – Super Sport Park
