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West Indies recalled seasoned accelerated bowler Kemar Roach to spearhead their onslaught which is missing 2 cardinal bowlers for their three-test circuit of New Zealand adjacent period arsenic the cricket committee (CWI) announced a 15-man squad connected Thursday (November 20, 2025).
With some Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph sidelined by injuries, the squad features an intriguing blend of acquisition and caller blood, including a maiden call-up for Ojay Shields. The 29-year-old accelerated bowler volition get his archetypal sensation of planetary cricket connected the notoriously challenging New Zealand pitches.
Roach has not played a trial since January but the 37-year-old is an experienced campaigner with 85 tests and 284 wickets, and helium was called up with an oculus connected the playing surfaces which are expected to favour the accelerated bowlers.
“New Zealand has traditionally been 1 of the toughest places for immoderate touring side, which is wherefore beardown accent has been placed connected targeted preparation," CWI’s manager of cricket, Miles Bascombe, said.
"The caller high-performance campy present successful Antigua was designed to replicate, arsenic intimately arsenic possible, the conditions we expect to face, peculiarly the pace-friendly surfaces.”
Middle-order batter Kavem Hodge returns to the trial squad but determination was nary country for Khary Pierre with rotation bowling expected to play a constricted relation successful the series.
The circuit spans December 1-21 crossed Christchurch, Wellington and Mount Maunganui and the bid forms portion of the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship, wherever West Indies are bottommost of the standings aft 5 tests portion New Zealand person yet to play a series.
West Indies squad for New Zealand tour
Roston Chase (captain), Jomel Warrican (vice-captain), Alick Athanaze, John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Brandon King, Johann Layne, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Ojay Shields (Reporting by Rohith Nair successful Bengaluru;)
