November 21 Thursday 2002
Jacobs to captain WI in Bangladesh

ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Ridley Jacobs will captain West Indies on a tour to Bangladesh in the absence of Carl Hooper, who faces a knee operation, the selectors said on Tuesday.

Jacobs, wicketkeeper and batsman, is vice-captain on the West Indies tour of India. Skipper Hooper is to undergo corrective surgery on his troubled knees in Australia. The selection panel omitted fast bowler Cameron Cuffy from the 15-strong squad named on Tuesday for three limited-overs internationals and two Tests.

Jacobs has previously captained the Leeward Islands in the West Indies championship. Daren Ganga takes Hooper's place in the squad. Daren Powell was chosen in preference to Cuffy, who has made only limited appearances in India.

Ricardo Powell, Vasbert Drakes and Corey Collymore, all picked for the limited-overs sector of the Indian tour, may now have the chance of a Test appearance. West Indies face Bangladesh in limited-overs matches at Chittagong on November 29 and Dhaka in day/night contests on December 2 and 3.

The Tests will be played in Dhaka from December 8 to 12 and Chittagong from December 16 to 20. 

Squad: Ridley Jacobs (captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore, Mervyn Dillon, Vasbert Drakes, Daren Ganga, Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Jermaine Lawson, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Daren Powell, Ricardo Powell, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan.