Having spent more than two years away from 50-overs format of the game, West Indies star middle-order batsman Darren Bravo was recalled Wednesday. The 29-year-old was named in the 15-man squad as the Windies is all set for their three-match series against Bangladesh.
Left-handed Bravo returns after he was last seen in the West Indies' recent Twenty20 series against India. Bravo won the last of his 96 one-day international caps against Pakistan in October 2016.
“With two more ODI Series before the 2019 World Cup, the Bangladesh series allows us to narrow our search for our final 15-member World Cup squad," chairman of selectors Courtney Browne said in a statement.
“Darren's experience will add value to the batting, which in turn will place selection pressure for spots in the squad.”
The second and third matches of the series will be held on December 11 and 14 in Dhaka and Sylhet.
Bangladesh swept West Indies 2-0 in the recent Test series, with the second Test wrapping up Sunday inside three days as the Tigers recorded their first-ever victory by an innings margin.
The Caribbean visitors made just 111 runs in their first innings -- the lowest Test score ever recorded against their hosts -- to become the first side Bangladesh has ever asked to follow-on.
Squad:
Rovman Powell (Capt), Marlon Samuels, Devendra Bishoo, Roston Chase, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Darren Bravo, Shai Hope, Carlos Brathwaite, Keemo Paul, Kieran Powell, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Sunil Ambris, Oshane Thomas.