Russell, Hetmyer pull out of West Indies squad

ST JOHN'S: Four key West Indian cricketers — Andre Russell, Shimron Hetmyer, Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis — will not be touring Pakistan for a six-match white-ball series later this year, and have cited personal reasons for pulling out of the Caribbean team.

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel has named four uncapped players — Shamarh Brooks, Justin Greaves, Gudakesh Motie and Odean Smith — in the squads for the tour, beginning on December 13 with the first T20 International at Karachi. The tour comprises three T20Is and an equal number of One-day Internationals and will conclude on December 22. All the matches will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi. For the ODIs, newcomers Justin Greaves and Shamarh Brooks are batters, while Gudakesh Motie is a left-arm spinner. Odean Smith is a fast bowling all-rounder. Smith and Motie have also been selected in the T20I squad for the first time, along with left-arm fast bowling allrounder Dominic Drakes. IANS

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