Kantasingh, Simmons named in squad to face Proteas
Published:Friday | June 4, 2010 | 5:55 PM
Left-arm spinner, Kavesh Kantasingh is poised to make his Trinidad and Tobago debut, while batsman Lendl Simmons will get another chance to impress West Indies selectors, after both were named in a 13-man squad to face South Africa in a two-day match starting tomorrow.
The squad, which will be led by Daren Ganga, will battle the Proteas at the Sir Frank Worrell Ground in Trinidad in the only warm-up match before the first Test starting at the Queen’s Park Oval next Thursday.
Kantasingh, a former West Indies Under-15 left-arm spinner, has played extensively for the Combined Campuses and Colleges where he has had an impressive run.
Meanwhile, Simmons will be looking to send yet another strong message to regional selectors, after being overlooked since returning from the one-day tour of Australia in February.
He has been ignored for the one-day series against Zimbabwe, the World Twenty/Twenty Championship and the just concluded one-day series against South Africa, with chief selector, Clyde Butts, citing “issues” as the reason for his non-selection.
The talented West Indies Under-19 all-rounder, Yannic Cariah is also included in the local team.