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Darren Bravo gets ODI call up vs India

Left-hand batsman Darren Bravo will be eyeing ODI debut after fine performance in domestic circuit earned him a berth in the 13-member West Indies squad for the first two encounters of the upcoming four-match cricket series against India commencing June 26.

Bravo, brother of West Indies all-rounder Dwayne, scored 605 runs with an average of 43.21 for Trinidad & Tobago in the domestic four-day competition. The 20-year-old cricketer was also part of West Indies team that participated in 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. All-rounder David Bernard, who last played an ODI in 2003 but was part of the Twenty20 World Cup squad, also got a call to replace paceman Fidel Edwards who is nursing a back injury.

Besides, left-hand batsman Narsingh Deonarine, who was the leading run-scorer in the domestic competition, made a return to the national squad after two years. Those who were there during the country’s last ODI assignment in England but faced the axe from selectors include Lendl Simmons, Dale Richards, Kieron Pollard and Darren Sammy.

First two ODIs will be held on June 26 and 28 in Kingston.

Squad: Chris Gayle (c), Denesh Ramdin (wk), Lionel Baker, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Sulieman Benn, David Bernard, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Runako Morton, Ravi Rampaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor.

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