Chris Gayle finds no place in West Indies squad for Oz series

The WICB has inducted all 17 contracted players in squad for upcoming series against Australia.

Former captain Chris Gayle was again overlooked by the West Indies when a 30-man training squad for the forthcoming one-day and T20 series against Australia was announced. Gayle hasn’t played for the West Indies since last year’s World Cup and has been involved in a long-running dispute with the West Indies board.

The WICB said that 17 contracted players,along with 13 others who are under consideration for selection,will participate in a two-week training camp in Barbados from March 1 to 12.

The first ODI takes place at St Vincent on March

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16. The 17 contracted players are: Adrian Barath,Carlton Baugh,Devendra Bishoo,Kraigg Brathwaite,Darren Bravo,Shivnarine Chanderpaul,Fidel Edwards,Kirk Edwards,Shannon Gabriel,Nelon Pascal,Kieran Powell,Kemar Roach,Andre Russell,Darren Sammy,Marlon Samuels,Shane Shillingford and Devon Thomas.

The 13 additional players under consideration: Samuel Badree,Tino Best,Nkrumah Bonner,Dwayne Bravo,Johnson Charles,Shane Dowrich,Danza Hyatt,Garey Mathurin,Sunil Narine,Kieron Pollard,Denesh Ramdin,Krishmar Santokie and Dwayne Smith.