Pollard to lead WI for India tour

The West Indies on Thursday announced their ODI and T20 squads for the upcoming tour of India, beginning next month.

Kieron Pollard will continue to lead both the ODI and T20 squads with Nicholas Pooran as his deputy in the shorter format and Shai Hope taking over the role of the vice-captain in the ODIs.

The selectors decided to keep faith with the players who recently played against Afghanistan in Lucknow.

West Indies, the reigning ICC World T20 champions, will begin their tour with the three-match T20 series, starting with the opening match in Hyderabad on December 6.

It will be followed by the second T20 in Thiruvananthapuram on December 8 and the third match is scheduled to be held in Mumbai on December 11.

The two teams will then meet in three ODIs in Chennai (December 15), Vizag (December 18) and Cuttack (December 22). --Pti