Red Force coach welcomes WI players

DENESH RAMDIN and Darren Bravo are set to join the TT Red Force for their West Indies Championship second round meeting against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes, from January 4-7 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba.

Both players were part of the West Indies team who ended their tour of Bangladesh last Saturday. Ramdin was a member of the T20 squad and Bravo featured in both the T20 and One Day Internationals. The 29 year old Bravo struggled badly on his return to international cricket after being exiled for close to a year. Ramdin failed to get a chance in the T20 series, as Shai Hope took the gloves and excelled with the bat. Bravo and Ramdin would be hoping to show their worth as they resume national duties.

TT coach Kelvin Williams, in an interview on Friday, said, “I spoke to Ramdin (on Thursday) night and he assured me that he would be available for the next round and he don’t have any T20 contracts. That shows me that he’s committed.

“Darren Bravo will be available (as well as) Shannon Gabriel and Khary Pierre,” he added. “So these guys will be available.

“I am a part of the selection panel. We’ll have to sit down and decide the combination for the game against the Leeward Islands.”

The players are currently on a Christmas break and Williams said that the squad will resume training on Friday.