Ramdin to captain West Indies at Over-40s World Cup in Guyana, with Sarwan and Bishoo in squad

NEW YORK, United States. Former West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Denesh Ramdin will captain the West Indies at next month's International Masters Cricket (IMC) Over-40s 45-over World Cup in Guyana.

The tournament runs from October 17 to 31. The Cricket West Indies Masters Association has named a squad that includes former West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo.

The team will be managed by Rajendra Sadeo, with Julian Moore as coach and Surendra Seeraj as assistant coach.

Experienced line-up

Ramdin, 41, played 74 Tests and 139 one-day internationals for the West Indies, while Sarwan, 46, played 87 Tests and 181 ODIs.

They will be joined by former regional players Rayad Emrit, Sewnarine Chattergoon and Jason Mohammed.

The full squad is: Denesh Ramdin (captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Jason Mohammed, Lawrence Farnum, Randy Thomas, Antonnel Atwell, Hemnarine Chattergoon, Nickey Lathman, Larry Babb, Rakesh Maharaj, Rayad Emrit, Devendra Bishoo, Reno Mittelholzer, Imran Khan and Trevor Benn.

Groups

The West Indies are in Group A and will begin their campaign against Australia at the National Stadium in Providence.

Also in Group A are Namibia, Canada, Wales, defending champions South Africa, Sri Lanka and Colombia.

Group B consists of England, New Zealand, the United States, Pakistan, India, Scotland, a Rest of the World XI and a Rest of the Caribbean XI.

The top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals, and the final will also be played at Providence.