da gbg bet： The West Indies selectors yesterday named two changes to the currentteam for the upcoming triangular One Day Series, which starts onDecember, 8
Derrick Nicholas28-Nov-2001The West Indies selectors yesterday named two changes to the currentteam for the upcoming triangular One Day Series, which starts onDecember, 8.Barbadian all-rounder, Ryan Hinds, has been elevated to represent thesenior West Indies, along with compatriot Corey Collymore, who makeshis return to the senior team.Hinds and Collymore, are the only two changes announced yesterday tothe West Indies team which have already conceded the Test series, andnow must try and salvage some pride during the remainder of the tour.Collymore, who was overlooked for the present Test series against SriLanka after coming highly recommended during the West Indies’ homeseries earlier this year against South Africa, returns to the seniorWest Indies team. His selection however, is sure to raise someeyebrows across the Caribbean. Collymore only represented Barbados intwo preliminary round matches of the Red Stripe Bowl, and lost hisplace because of lack of form and control. It is for this reason whyhis inclusion in the West Indies’ team for the triangular series issure to cause some unease and certain discomfort.The West Indies selectors however, have lived up to their widelyregarded reputation as “never failing to surprise”, and surprise theydid since their are obviously more qualified seam bowlers and allrounders available in the West Indies, especially at a time when theWest Indies bowling is depleted.Hinds and Collymore will replace Jamaican Leon Garrick and Guyanese,Colin Stuart in the West Indies squad, which is already in Sri Lanka.The two One-Day selectees are scheduled to leave the Caribbean onFriday and arrive in Sri Lanka on Sunday morning (Sri Lanka time).Twenty-year-old Hinds on the other hand, made his first-class debut in1999 against the Windward Islands and is widely regarded as one of thefew genuine all-rounders in the Caribbean. He last representedBarbados in the 2001 Red Stripe Bowl when he led the team, averaging75.20 runs with two half-centuries in the four matches he played. Healso captured five wickets in the tournament at an average of 26.20runs apiece.The triangular One Day Series begins on December 8.