West Indies failed to qualify for ODI World Cup 2023©AFP
West Indies, already eliminated from the qualifying race for the ODI World Cup, have withdrawn all-rounder Jason Holder and pacer Alzarri Joseph from the ongoing qualifier in Zimbabwe to manage their workload ahead of the all-format series against India at home, starting July 12. time champions West Indies will miss the ODI World Cup, to be held in India later this year, for the first time in the tournament’s 48-year history. The Caribbeans have two more Super Six games to play in the qualifiers – Wednesday against Oman and Friday against Sri Lanka.
“Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph will leave early from the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers. They will miss the last two Super Six matches when they return to the Caribbean,” Cricket West Indies (CWI) wrote on its Twitter account.
“This is for the purpose of managing their workload ahead of the Test Series vs India.” Men’s senior squad Desmond Haynes said Holder and Joseph are key players for the West Indies and the decision was made in the best interests of the side.
“Jason and Alzarri are two of our leading bowlers in all formats,” Haynes said in a statement.
“We have a full schedule for the upcoming series against India, where we start the new ICC World Test Championship, followed by the ODIs and the five T20Is. So we had a dialogue and it was felt to be the best move at the moment. to bring two of our leading bowlers back from Zimbabwe early.” The series against India kicks off with the two-game test series starting July 12 in Dominica, followed by the second game in Port of Spain on July 20.
The Test matches will be followed by three ODIs and five T20Is, the last of which will be played on August 13 at Lauderhill in the USA.
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