Charles replaces Darren Bravo in Windies squad
The 27-year-old Charles is a top order batsman who can also keep wicket.
ST. JOHN S (AFP) - Johnson Charles was called-up on Saturday to replace Darren Bravo in the West Indies squad for the World Twenty20 after the experienced batsman had become the third player to drop out of the line-up.
The 27-year-old Charles is a top order batsman who can also keep wicket.
He has played in 23 times in the Twenty20 international format and was a member of the team which won the title in Sri Lanka in 2012.
During that tournament he was man-of-the-match against England with a match-winning 84 at Pallekele in the quarter-finals.
So far, Darren Bravo, off-spinner Sunil Narine and all-rounder Kieron Pollard have pulled out of the original squad for the 2016 World Twenty20 which will be played in India from March 8 to April 3.
Revised West Indies squad:
Darren Sammy (captain), Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Ashley Nurse, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Jerome Taylor.
