The West Indies named star players Chris Gayle and Andre Russell in their 2019 World Cup squad on Wednesday, although allrounder Kieron Pollard was among those left out.
Big-hitting opening batsman Gayle returned to the Windies one-day international side in their 2-2 series draw against top-ranked England earlier this year, scoring two hundreds and two fifties in four innings.
"I spoke with Andre about four days ago and he assured me that he'll be OK for the World Cup," said West Indies chief selector Robert Haynes. "He just has a couple of niggling injuries." Pollard, a veteran of 101 ODIs, and Narine both last played 50-over cricket for the Caribbean outfit in 2016. "He's getting treatment after every IPL game, and he cannot bowl 10 overs and is struggling to bowl four."
Lewis is likely to open the batting with the 39-year-old Gayle, who is just 252 runs away from breaking Brian Lara's all-time ODI West Indies record and will retire from the format after the tournament.
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