West Indies T20 World Cup ambitions have suffered a blow, with star all-rounder Fabian Allen ruled out of the tournament.

Allen has been withdrawn from the squad due to an ankle injury and has been replaced in the 15 by Akeal Hosein. In turn, Hosein will be replaced on West Indies' reserves list by Gudakesh Motie.

Alongside a T20I bowling average of 27.05 and economy of 7.21, he also has a batting strike rate of 138.88 and average of 17.85, while being a firm contender for the title of the world’s greatest fielder.