West Indies call up Sinclair for 2nd India Test

Guyanese off-spinning all-rounder Kevin Sinclair has replaced Raymon Reifer for the second and final Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test match against India at the Queen’s Park Oval, St Clair, on Thursday.

This was announced by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) senior men’s selection panel on Monday. The panel named 13 squad members and two travelling reserve players for the five-day match.

Reifer will however travel to Trinidad as cover in case of injury.

Sinclair was among the leading players in the West Indies Championship four-day first-class competition earlier this year. He also played a significant role with bat and ball in the recent West Indies “A” Team series win in Bangladesh.

He has so far played 18 first-class matches with 54 wickets including three five-wicket hauls at an average of 23.98 each. With the bat, he has scored 756 runs at an average of 29, including six half-centuries.

The upcoming second Test marks the 100th Test match between West Indies and India since the two teams first met at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi in 1948.

Play starts daily at 10am (TT time).

WI Squad for 2nd India Test

Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Jermaine Blackwood (vice-captain), Alick Athanaze, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kirk McKenzie, Kemar Roach, Kevin Sinclair, Jomel Warrican, Tevin Imlach (reserve), Akeem Jordan (reserve)