Cricket World Cup 2015: Johnson Charles to Replace Injured Darren Bravo in Windies Squad

The ICC has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the cricket World Cup 2015 has approved Johnson Charles as a replacement player for Darren Bravo in West Indies' squad for the tournament. Bravo is suffering from a hamstring injury, he picked up during the match against Pakistan in Christchurch. (Darren Bravo Ruled Out of World Cup)

Charles, the 26-year-old top order batsman, has played 30 ODIs in which he has scored 869 runs with two centuries and as many half-centuries. His last ODI was against New Zealand in Hamilton in January 2014.

Any injury or illness-based replacement requires a written submission to the Event Technical Committee along with a diagnosis from a medical practitioner as to the extent of the injury or illness. Once replaced, a player may not return to the squad save as an approved subsequent replacement for another injured or ill player.

The West Indies are in Pool B of the Cricket World Cup along with defending champion India, former winner Pakistan, African rivals South Africa and Zimbabwe, and qualifiers Ireland and United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The West Indies have played four pool matches to date, beating Pakistan and Zimbabwe, while losing to Ireland and South Africa. Their next match is against India in Perth on March 6.