Bridgetown – The West Indies Under-19 team left on Wednesday for India, where they will take on India, Sri Lanka and Australia in a 50-Over series. The matches will be played from Tuesday to October 9 and will be used as preparation for the International Cricket Council's Under-19 World Cup, to be played in Australia next August. Head coach Roddy Estwick wants to give all the members of the squad an opportunity to play and get valuable experience in the sub-continent. He added that the biggest challenge would be to adapt to the conditions. West Indies beat Australia in both the three-day and one-day formats in Dubai in April, and trounced the United States in the 50-Over matches in July.
"The ICC Under 19 World Cup is less than a year way and we are building towards that tournament. We have been playing some excellent cricket and we will look to build on that. Even though the long-term focus is on the World Cup next year, we will be looking to do well in this tournament and continue the good work we have done this year," Estwick said. "We will face three very good teams in this tournament, so this is the perfect opportunity to test ourselves. We played well against the Australians in Dubai earlier this year and also did some good things in the US so we will look to continue the good work and maintain the standards."
SQUAD
Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Anthony Alleyne, Justin Greaves, Jerome Jones, Kyle Mayers (B'dos), Sunil Ambris (St Vincent), Kavem Hodge (Dominca), Amir Khan, Ronsford Beaton (Guyana) , John Campbell, Donovan Nelson (J'ca) Derone Davis, Akeal Hosein, Steven Katwaroo, Emmanuel Lett (T&T) Management: Roddy Estwick (Coach), Courtney Walsh (Manager), Stuart Williams (Assistant Coach), Janel Springer (Physiotherapist), Neval Grazette (Trainer)
Schedule
September 27
WI v Sri Lanka
India v Australia
September 29
India v Sri Lanka
WI v Australia
October 1
Sri Lanka v Australia
India v WI
October 3
WI v Sri Lanka
India v Australia
October 5
India v Sri Lanka
WI v Australia
October 7
Sri Lanka v Australia
India v WI
October 9
3rd place team v 4th place team
FINAL: 1st place team v 2nd place team
