Windies youth to begin training for ICC Youth World Cup

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- A 16-member West Indies Under 19 squad has been selected to begin early preparations for the ICC Youth World Cup scheduled to take place in Bangladesh next year.

All but five of the players selected -Kofi James, Kirstan Kallicharran, Ryan John, Dominic Drakes and Gidron Pope -were part of the squad that took part in the NAGICO Super50 Tournament in January in Trinidad & Tobago.

The two week training camp at the West Indies High Performance Centre, located on the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies, will be run from March 29 to April 11.

The camp forms part of the West Indies Under-19s’ preparations for the 2016 ICC Youth World Cup scheduled to take place next year in Bangladesh.

A WICB statement says the squad is not the final one for the ICC YWC.

Players still have a chance to impress during the Regional Under-19 Tournament scheduled to take place from July 20 to August 16 in Jamaica.

Squad: Kacey Carty, Jaeel Clarke, wicketkeeper/batsman Dominic Drakes, Michael Frew, Shimron Hetmyer, Kofi James, Amir Jangoo, Ryan John, All-rounder, Alzarri Joseph, Fast bowler, Kirstan Kallicharran, Nicholas Kirton, Keemo Paul, Gidron Pope, Akil Seetal, Odean Smith, Shamar Springer.