KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — West Indies chief cricket selector Clive Lloyd says the omission of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard from the World Cup squad is no act of victimisation for their roles in the controversial abandoned tour of India
Bravo and Pollard were not named in the 15-man squad announced to contest the World Cup which bowls off in Australia and New Zealand next month.
Speaking on Sportsmax Zone Monday night, Lloyd, the chairman of selectors, defended the decision not to select the two Trinidadian cricketers, insisting that it was not victimisation and that it was time to try something different.
“There were two days of discussions with the three other selectors and the captain and there were very strong arguments for the players and we came out with what we thought was a pretty good team,” Lloyd explained.
“It was not easy to leave out those two guys. It is a discussion that went on and on and on and in the end we thought that we have so many all-rounders. We were trying to see if we can introduce some new faces and as far as I am concerned I think we have a good all-round one-day side.”
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Bravo, Pollard
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