da blaze casino： The Canadian squad for West Indies’ domestic one-day tournament beginning in November features some new inclusions, but is weakened by the notable absence of batsman Rizwan Cheema
Cricinfo staff01-Nov-2008
Sandeep Jyoti, who makes a return to the squad, last played an ODI in January 2007 © Eddie Norfolk
The Canadian squad for West Indies’ domestic one-day tournament beginning in November features some new inclusions, but is weakened by the notable absence of batsman Rizwan Cheema. One of the star performers in the tri-series in King City also involving West Indies and Bermuda in August, Cheema scored two half-centuries in three ODIs and averaged 61.33 in his debut series.The Canadian Cricket Association told Cricinfo that Cheema was omitted because he did have a travel document.While Sunil Dhaniram has been retained as captain, Umar Bhatti, the fast bowler who missed tri-series, has been appointed his deputy, marking another change from that tournament when Abdool Samad, the middle-order batsman, was vice-captain. Samad will also keep wickets as Ashish Bagai misses out due to work commitments.Sandeep Jyoti, the opening batsman who made his last ODI appearance in January 2007 against Scotland, makes a return to the squad. Qaiser Ali, the middle order batsman who has also played domestic cricket in Pakistan, too finds a place after being left out for the tri-series. Zahid Hussain, the legspinner, who has played six first-class matches in Pakistan, is the fresh face in the team.USA and Canada are the two overseas teams invited to participate in the nine-team tournament which runs between November 13 and 23.Squad: Sunil Dhaniram (capt), Abdool Samad (wk), Mohammad Iqbal, Sandeep Jyoti, Qaiser Ali, Khurram Chohan, Zahid Hussain, Harvir Baidwan, Henry Osinde, Eion Katchay, Karun Jethi, Umar Bhatti, Asif Mulla.