West Indies recall veteran pacer Roach for New Zealand take a look at tour

West Indies recalled veteran quick bowler Kemar Roach to spearhead their assault which is lacking two key bowlers for his or her three-test tour of New Zealand subsequent month because the cricket board (CWI) introduced a 15-man squad on Thursday (November 20, 2025).

With each Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph sidelined by accidents, the squad options an intriguing mix of expertise and contemporary blood, together with a maiden call-up for Ojay Shields. The 29-year-old quick bowler will get his first style of worldwide cricket on the notoriously difficult New Zealand pitches.

Roach has not performed a take a look at since January however the 37-year-old is an skilled campaigner with 85 checks and 284 wickets, and he was known as up with an eye fixed on the taking part in surfaces that are anticipated to favour the quick bowlers.

“New Zealand has historically been one of many hardest locations for any touring aspect, which is why sturdy emphasis has been positioned on focused preparation,” CWI’s director of cricket, Miles Bascombe, mentioned.

“The current high-performance camp right here in Antigua was designed to copy, as carefully as potential, the situations we count on to face, significantly the pace-friendly surfaces.”

Middle-order batter Kavem Hodge returns to the take a look at squad however there was no room for Khary Pierre with spin bowling anticipated to play a restricted position within the sequence.

The tour spans December 1-21 throughout Christchurch, Wellington and Mount Maunganui and the sequence types a part of the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship, the place West Indies are backside of the standings after 5 checks whereas New Zealand have but to play a sequence.

West Indies squad for New Zealand tour

Roston Chase (captain), Jomel Warrican (vice-captain), Alick Athanaze, John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Brandon King, Johann Layne, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Ojay Shields (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru;)