As many as 10 top players of West Indies have opted out of tour to Bangladesh which begins on January 10, 2021 and has two Tests and three one-day internationals in its itinerary.
The 10 players who have opted out due to Coronavirus concerns are Test skipper Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Roston Chase, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran.
Holder, incidentally has been in the bio bubble in the CPL, IPL, New Zealand and is presently in Australia for the BBL.
Apart from these 10, Fabian Allen and Shane Dowrich have opted out of the tour citing personal reasons.
West Indies thus would be sending a completely new team. In Tests, Kraigg Brathwaite has been named skipper for Tests. In the one-day series, 34-year-old Jason Mohammed will lead the men in maroon caps.
Test Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Jermaine Blackwood (vice-captain), Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Kavem Hodge, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Shayne Moseley, Veerasammy Permaul, Kemar Roach, Raymon Reifer, Jomel Warrican
ODI Squad: Jason Mohammed (captain), Sunil Ambris (vice-captain), Nkrumah Bonner, Joshua Da Silva, Jahmar Hamilton, Chemar Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Andre McCarthy, Kjorn Ottley, Rovman Powell, Raymon Reifer, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh jr
