Cricket West Indies has named its squad for the first three One Day Internationals against New Zealand, with a teenage wrist-spinner earning his maiden senior call-up.
Nineteen-year-old Vitel Lawes got the nod for the West Indies Senior Men’s ODI squad after impressing at the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup, where he claimed 10 wickets and bowled the tournament’s most dot balls.
Former West Indies spinner Nikita Miller will join the senior team’s Guyana leg to mentor Lawes through his first senior assignment.
Guyanese batsman Shimron Hetmyer was not selected due to his Major League Cricket commitments. Barbadian all-rounder Shamar Springer withdrew from selection eligibility following the passing of his mother. Keemo Paul steps in as his replacement.
Head Coach Daren Sammy says every match now counts as the team builds towards the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The squad assembled in Guyana on July 8th, following their victorious 1-0 Test series win in Antigua.