The West Indies announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, with Evin Lewis making a return to the squad for the first time since the 2021 event in United Arab Emirates.
However, there were no places for Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Fabian Allen with the lead selector Desmond Haynes clarifying that Russell was dropped.
Nicholas Pooran will lead the side that has two uncapped players in Yannic Cariah and Raymon Reifer.
“We have selected a mixture of youth and experience to represent the West Indies," said Haynes.
"In the selection process, we have been cognizant of the ongoing Caribbean Premier League and we have been looking at the players who have been playing very well.
"I said at the beginning of my tenure that I would be interested in giving players the opportunity and I think I have been consistent in doing that. I believe it is a very good team we have selected, and it is a team that will compete, given that we have to qualify from Round 1 into the Super12s.
“There are players who did not make the team and I hope they will continue to work hard and perform to their best in the CPL and the upcoming CG United Super50 Cup; because you never know what can happen in case of injuries or any other unforeseen situations where we might need to call up players as replacements.”
A surprise inclusion in the squad is Johnson Charles, who last played a T20I in 2016.
Cariah, who recently made his ODI debut, was preferred over Hayden Walsh as the leg-spinner in the squad.
The West Indies play Zimbabwe on October 19 in their first match of the T20 World Cup in the first round.
Scotland and Ireland are the other teams in the West Indies' group.
The top two teams from Group B will join the Super 12s.
The West Indies are also due to play Australia in a two-match bilateral T20I series on October 5 and October 7 ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Squad: Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith