Cummins added to West Indies Test squad

The selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday named Barbadian fast bowler Miguel Cummins as replacement for Jerome Taylor in the 13-member squad to face India in the upcoming first Test match against India.

Miguel Cummins
Miguel Cummins

Cummins, 25, has played 41 first-class matches, with 116 wickets (average 22.56). He was a member of the Test squad in Australia earlier this year. He has featured in a solitary One Day International for the West Indies against Ireland in February 2014.

He is currently a member of the St. Lucia Zouks in the ongoing Hero Caribbean Premier League.

The first Test is scheduled for the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua, and starts on Thursday, July 21. First ball daily is 10h.

Jerome Taylor had formally notified the WICB of his intention to retire from Test cricket to prolong his playing days as a limited overs player.

West Indies First Test squad; Jason Holder (Captain), Kraigg Brathwaite (Vice Captain), Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Rajendra Chandrika, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Leon Johnson and Marlon Samuels