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February 10, 2011 20:58
West Indies 2011 World Cup Squad
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DARREN SAMMY (capt)
Age: 27.
Role: Right-hand batsman, Right-arm fast-medium
Stats: ODIs 46, Runs 536, Highest 58 not out, Average 23.30, Strike-Rate 96.40, Centuries 0, Fifties 2, Catches 23, Wickets 31, Best bowling 4-26, Average 46.38, Economy Rate 4.53
St Lucia's first international cricketer, Sammy took over the captaincy when Chris Gayle refused a central contract. In an up and down career, he took seven wickets on his Test debut in England and has smashed fastest ever ODI 50 by a West Indian.(Photo: Getty Images)
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CARLTON BAUGH Jr
Age: 28.
Role: Right-hand batsman, Wicketkeeper
Stats: ODIs 33, Runs 300, Highest 49, Average 18.75, Strike-Rate 71.94, Centuries 0, Fifties 0, Catches 22, Stumpings 5
Got wicketkeeper nod over Denesh Ramdin having made his ODI debut in 2003. Has found it hard to pin down regular place, but can be an explosive batsman in short, sharp bursts.(Photo: Getty Images)
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SULEIMAN BENN
Age: 29.
Role: Left-hand batsman, Slow left-armer
Stats: ODIs 19, Runs 93, Highest 31, Average 9.30, Strike-Rate 80.17, Centuries 0, Fifties 0, Catches 1, Wickets 17, Best bowling 4-38, Average 40.35, Economy Rate 4.28
Beanpole all-rounder, steady rather than spectacular. Better known for on-field controversy having been sent away from the field by his own captain after refusing to bowl over the wicket against South Africa in 2010.(Photo: Getty Images)
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DWAYNE BRAVO
Age: 27.
Role: Right-hand batsman, Right-arm medium-fast
Stats: ODIs 109, Runs 1,786, Highest 112 not out, Average 24.46, Strike-Rate 81.73, Centuries 1, Fifties 5, Catches 44, Wickets 132, Best bowling 4-19, Average 28.84, Economy Rate 5.25
Hugely-experienced all-rounder, Bravo is the key to Windies' hopes, but under a cloud having joined Kieron Pollard and Chris Gayle in refusing to sign a central contract.(Photo: Getty Images)
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SHIVNARINE CHANDERPAUL
Age: 36.
Role: Left-hand batsman, Leg-break bowler
Stats: ODIs 263, Runs 8,864, Highest 150, Average 41.65, Strike-Rate 71.11, Centuries 11, Fifties 59, Catches 73, Wickets 14, Best bowling 3-18, Average 45.42. Economy Rate 5.15
Most experienced player in the squad. In 1996, he almost guided West Indies into the World Cup final with a stoic 80 which was trumped by Shane Warne's 4-36 in the semi-final as Australia won by five runs.(Photo: Getty Images)
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CHRIS GAYLE
Age: 31.
Role: Left-hand batsman, Right-arm off-break
Stats: ODIs 223, Runs 7,917, Highest 153 not out, Average 39, Strike-Rate 83.74, Centuries 19, Fifties 42, Catches 96, Wickets 156, Best bowling 5-46, Average 34.91, Economy Rate 4.73
Former captain, Gayle smashed 333 in a Test in Sri Lanka last year to prove the old magic is still there. But remains a divisive figure and is one of three players to have refused a West Indies Board contract.(Photo: Getty Images)
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NIKITA MILLER
Age: 28.
Role: Right-hand batsman, Slow left-armer
Stats: ODIs 36, Runs 236, Highest 51, Average 18.15, Strike-Rate 85.81, Centuries 0, Fifties 1, Catches 13, Wickets 30, Best bowling 4-43, Average 38.53, Economy Rate 4.61
One of the players to have benefitted from the notorious strike in 2009 when the first-team squad boycotted the home series with Bangladesh. Yet to repeat his solid domestic form with the ball at international level.(Photo: Getty Images)
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KIERON POLLARD
Age: 23.
Role: Right-hand batsman, Right-arm medium-fast
Stats: ODIs 32, Runs 546, Highest 62, Average 18.82, Strike-Rate 93.49, Centuries 0, Fifties 1, Catches 10, Wickets 30, Best bowling 3-27, Average 28.36, Economy Rate 5.35
The third contract rebel in the team, the big-hitting Pollard has yet to play a Test, but with a strike-rate of over 90, he is widely-coveted by the Indian Premier League.(Photo: Getty Images)
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RAVI RAMPAUL
Age: 26.
Role: Left-hand batsman, Right-arm fast-medium
Stats: ODIs 53, Runs 166, Highest 26 not out, Average 9.22, Strike-Rate 72.80, Centuries 0, Fifties 0, Catches 6, Wickets 51, Best bowling 4-37, Average 34.19, Economy Rate 5.07
One-day specialist of East Indian origin, Rampaul, who missed a year of action because of shin-splints, is quick enough to unsettle batsmen.(Photo: Getty Images)
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KEMAR ROACH
Age: 22.
Role: Right-hand batsman, Right-arm fast
Stats: ODIs 15, Runs 29, Highest 10, Average 5.80, Strike-Rate 69.04, Centuries 0, Fifties 0, Catches 1, Wickets 26, Best bowling 5-44, Average 22.42, Economy Rate 4.82
Fast enough to once force Ricky Ponting to retire hurt, Roach was leading wicket taker against Bangladesh in traumatic 2009 series and last year coast the IPL's Deccan Chargers 720,000 dollars.(Photo: Getty Images)
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RAMNARESH SARWAN
Age: 30.
Role: Right-hand batsman, Leg-break bowler
Stats: ODIs 159, Runs 5,245, Highest 115 not out, Average 44.07, Strike-Rate 77.24, Centuries 4, Fifties 35, Catches 43, Wickets 16, Best bowling 3-31, Average 36.62, Economy Rate 6.05
Former skipper, recalled for the World Cup, rock-solid batsman Sarwan loves Indian conditions having hit five fifties with an average of over 57 in the country.(Photo: Getty Images)
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