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Chris Gayle and Fidel Edwards have been named in the 14-man West Indies T20I squad for the three-match home series against Sri Lanka. Akeal Hosein and Kevin Sinclair have also received maiden call-ups while the Test series hero in Bangladesh, Kyle Mayers, continues to be part of the ODI side.

Kyle Mayers, who on Sunday played the greatest debut knock of all time to propel Windies to an unlikely win, asserted that his historic innings will inspire youngsters in the years to come. Making his Test debut, Mayers struck 210* in the fourth innings to help West Indies chase down 395.

Alzarri Joseph, who is spearheading the pace attack for the Windies in the subcontinent, has proclaimed that leading the attack is a challenge that he willfully accepts. He also stressed that inexperience and lack of application cost them the first ODI, where they were bundled out cheaply.

Windies’ Hayden Walsh Jr. has tested positive for Covid-19 upon arriving in Bangladesh, and will miss the three-match ODI series that will commence on January 20. Walsh Jr. has been kept in isolation, but the series will go ahead after the rest of the Windies players returned a negative result.