Kevin Sinclair to replace injured Cariah at World Cup Qualifier

Guyanese all-rounder Kevin Sinclair will replace the injured Yannic Cariah in the West Indies squad at the ongoing World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe.

Johnny Grave, Chief Executive Officer of Cricket West Indies (CWI), announced on Tuesday evening.

Grave spoke on a Barbadian radio programme, Mason and Guest, and noted that Sinclair is currently on his way to Zimbabwe.

The 23-year-old was recently recalled to the West Indies 50-over squad for the tour in the United Arab Emirates and took 4-24 in his lone match.

His recall came from an impressive season for the Guyana Harpy Eagles and the West Indies A in Bangladesh.

The man from Berbice heads into the tournament with West Indies’ chances of progressing to the World Cup in India being in grave danger after losses to Zimbabwe and the Netherlands.

Cariah underwent surgery to repair a fracture in his nose.

He was injured when struck in the face during a training session on June 24 on the eve of West Indies’ first World Cup qualifier game in Zimbabwe.

CWI’s medical team was optimistic Cariah would recover in time for the tournament.