Former captains Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder were not available for selection, while all-rounder Keemo Paul missed out with injury, Cricket West Indies said in a statement on Monday.
Shai Hope hit a winning six as West Indies bounced back from defeat earlier in the week to beat England by four wickets.
Josh Hazlewood finished with a nine-wicket match haul as world champions Australia crushed a depleted West Indies by 10 wickets.
After Australia resumed on 59-2, West Indies made frequent inroads to stay in the contest.
With T20 franchises potentially becoming players' primary employers, and most boards finding Test cricket financially not viable, the format's future remains a concern for the purists.
Jason Holder appealed fellow cricketers to shun 'territorial' mindset and come together
Arshdeep Singh brushed aside concerns around India's long tail after their shock loss in the first T20I against the West Indies.
Australia bowled out West Indies for 188 at Adelaide Oval on Day 1 of the first Test on Wednesday.
Shubman Gill has reached a career-best 25th position in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings.
Rohit Sharma and veteran batter Virat Kohli moved down a rung each to be placed 8th and 10th
Despite the missed opportunity to take the lead in the five-match series, Pandya showcased a composed and optimistic outlook for the Indian cricket team.
Kraigg Brathwaite will continue to lead the side as Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Friday announced an 18-member squad for the preparatory camp ahead of the two-match Test series against India.
Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh has slammed the ICC and top cricket boards, including the BCCI, for not caring about Test cricket after South Africa named a depleted red-ball squad for the tour of New Zealand.
Images from the 1st T20I played between West Indies and India in Tarouba in Trinidad on Thursday.
The Royals can take solace from the fact that they emerged victorious earlier in the season against GT.
West Indies claimed a tense four-run victory over a young India side in the first T20I on Thursday.
Kohli, playing in his 500th international game, was batting on 87 in with Jadeja on 36 at the other end.
Ravichandran Ashwin was promoted as an opener as Buttler, who injured his little finger while taking a catch
South Africa had set the tourists an improbable 391 for victory on day four but skittled them out for 106 in 35.1 overs
West Indies' Jason Holder struck a superb unbeaten 81 and put on 58 runs with number 11 Gudakesh Motie to frustrate South Africa as the tourists were bowled out for 251 before the close on day two of the second and final Test.
Samson said the special innings from David turned the match on its head.
Following their comfortable win over Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson lauded the home team's attacking mentality.
Kyle Mayers has been named vice-captain in the squad announced by the CWI senior men's selection panel.
West Indies have turned their attention to theTest series as the twice champions missed out on this year's Cricket World Cup
Trent Boult's double wicket maiden first over saw Rajasthan Royals humbled Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs in the IPL 2023 match in Hyderabad on Sunday.
All-rounder Jason Holder on Thursday replaced injured pacer Obed McCoy in the West Indies squad after the event technical committee of the T20 World Cup approved the change.
Chasing 146, Australia lost wickets at regular intervals. WI pacers Sheldon Cotrell and Alzarri Joseph dismissed opener David Warner (14) and Mitchell Marsh (3), reducing Australia to 21/2.
'It's just the second innings in his Test career. Very consistent, you have to say.' 'It's also important to note that he has started from scratch.'
The BCCI gave the update on his fitness before the start of the first ODI in Port of Spain.
The toss is always an important factor in Chennai as chasing anything above 170 to 175 could be a risky proposition.
New Zealand registered a 13-run win over the West Indies in the first T20I to take 1-0 lead.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings in Sharjah on Saturday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's batting will have to guard against the wily leg-spinner Chahal,
Alzarri Joseph led West Indies' inspired fast bowling display with a four-wicket haul to help them beat Zimbabwe
The sub-narratives in the main story will be equally intriguing in the next 13 days.
Full list of players released, retained and traded by all ten teams in the IPL.
Mark Wood and Alzarri Joseph scarred the likes of Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan in Delhi's line-up in the first two games. Now, when these talented but low on confidence willow wielders face an attack comprising Trent Boult, KM Asif and Jason Holder they will have to negotiate speeds of mid-130 kmph.
MI skipper Rohit Sharma sounded hopeful that Tim David could fit into the power-hitter's role, but maintained that Kieron Pollard's shoes weren't easy to fill.
'Not the best of starts but (we were) just trying to stay in the game.'
West Indies made the perfect start to the T20 format in 2022 as they romped to a commanding victory over England
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