West Indian spinner Sunil Narine has made a decision to to
play Test series against New Zealand, rather he will stay in Kolkata Knight
Riders for IPL. Though there is only a single game left in IPL for him. Sunil
Narine was give a deadline of June 1 by the cricket board of West Indies to
join the training camp of ahead of the test series. The test series is
scheduled to start form June 8. Most of
the players in the West Indies current squad have been able to meet the final
deadline of June 1 but Narine is only the player who have been busy and unable
to meet the dead line. Sunil Narine was in dilemma after WICB request him to
join the camp leaving the Indian Premier League. But Narine decided to stay
with Kolkata Knight Riders to play final of Indian Premier League.
Though Sunil Narine will not leave the T20 series against New Zealand in July
after the test match.
The director of WICB, Richar Pybus said that the policy of
their cricket board is made in such a way that they players must attend the
training camp by the scheduled deadline day before training camp. If not able
then they will be excluded from the team.
He said, "The onus of the WICB is to protect the
integrity of international cricket at all times. International cricket, and
specifically Test cricket, is priority and requires dedicated preparation which
is integral to team success,"
He said that players should commit themselves and must give
sufficient preparation to the scheduled series to give the excellent
performance in the series.
After Sunil Narine being excluded, West
Indies have now two options left now. Off-spinner Shane Shillingford and
left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn are the spinners who will get chance in the New
Zealand series now.
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