 "'Joke of the day': Gayle, Bravo, Sammy join forces to troll West Indies selectors on Twitter")
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), on Thursday, announced the squad for the upcoming triangular one-day international series with Australia and South Africa, that is scheduled to be held in the Caribbean next month. The squad named raised many eyebrows as veteran batsman Chris Gayle and all-rounder Dwayne Bravo were omitted from squad, despite helping the calypso kings to World T20 title in April. [caption id=“attachment_2777224” align=“alignnone” width=“380”]  File picture of Chris Gayle. BCCI[/caption] However, there was another surprise, which was more on the pleasant side. WICB recalled all-rounder Kieron Pollard and spinner Sunil Narine to the team after keeping the duo out for a long spell of time. The announcement though, was met with plenty of sarcastic criticism from the senior members of West Indies’ World T20 winning team that included Chris Gayle, Darren Sammy and Dwayne Bravo, who took to Twitter to lash out at the board in typical West Indian style. The banter started after a tweet from Darren Sammy where he expressed surprise at Kieron Pollard’s selection
@KieronPollard55 great to see u back in odi team but tell me how did u qualify for selection having not played the super50 or ODI since 2014
— Daren Sammy (@darensammy88) May 19, 2016
Pollard too showed his funny side in a reply to the tweet, while still making the disappointment of his exclusion feel.
Think the truth.. Or real reasons of expulsion will finally come out??? Have been baffled for 15months.. Then Pingo https://t.co/PlaKS5pj5Z
— Kieron Pollard (@KieronPollard55) May 19, 2016
Bingo or I should say Pingo.. Numbers shuffled and up popped P55..!! Or should I lucky days!! Check QPCC stats.. 😊 https://t.co/yERklQZ1BG
— Kieron Pollard (@KieronPollard55) May 19, 2016
It wasn’t long before the other big guns of West Indian cricket joined the fun. The banter would have been incomplete without the Universe boss!
@KieronPollard55 & #SunilNarine selected for WI Tri-Series 😱. How is that possible @westindies ? ...
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) May 19, 2016
Impact Shorts
More ShortsWICB stop Sunil from playing super 50 and now they pick him. 😩😏
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) May 19, 2016
If @KieronPollard55 was fit he would've play the B Bash just like the rest of us!! https://t.co/Sjlt1VPjmA
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) May 19, 2016
Dwayne Bravo who was the other player to be ignored for the triangular series hit out at the functioning of the WICB that resembles more like a magic show
One minute we have to be available for domestic super 50 to be selected and the next minute, it seems we don't. Magic! Get serious people!
— Dwayne DJ Bravo (@DJBravo47) May 19, 2016
Joke of the day: WI selectors😂
— Dwayne DJ Bravo (@DJBravo47) May 19, 2016
One minute Pollard & Narine were not good enough & now are perfect for Tri Nation series? It's like magic!
This comes in the wake of a long standing animosity between the players and the board. Earlier last month, Sammy had launched a scathing attack on the board straight after the World T20 title win in an emotional post-match presentation speech. While the internal unrest continues, international cricket is the biggest loser. The tri-series starts in Guyana (June 3-7), moves to St Kitts (June 11-15), before concluding in Barbados (June 19-26). West Indies squad: Jason Holder (captain), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Shannon Gabriel, Sunil Narine, Ashley Nurse, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor. With inputs from PTI
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