Wicketkeeper-batter and captain of the ODI team, Shai Hope has been recalled as the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel announced a provisional squad for the five-match T20I Series against India which starts on Thursday (August 3). The last two matches of the five-match series will be played at the Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida on August 12 and 13.  All 15 members of the provisional squad will travel to all matches, with the first one to be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.

There will then be a 13-member squad for each match from which the final XI will be selected. Besides Shai Hope, fast bowler Oshane Thomas has also earned a recall to this format. Thomas played his last match in this format in Pakistan in December 2021 while Hope played his last match in India in February 2022.