Kieron Pollard confirms Sunil Narine won’t be in WC squad despite IPL 2021 form

Narine has not played any international cricket since August 2019, forcing defending champions West Indies to ignore him while announcing their World Cup squad on grounds of fitness

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said they will resist the temptation of adding Sunil Narine to their T20 World Cup squad despite the spinner’s sublime form in the ongoing IPL, where he played a key role in Kolkata Knight Riders reaching the Qualifier 2.

Narine, 33, reminded the fans of his vintage past with his four-wicket haul and impact batting in the eliminator against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday.
However, he has not played any international cricket since August 2019, forcing defending champions West Indies to ignore him while announcing their World Cup squad on grounds of fitness.

The ICC deadline to make changes in the squad ends on Friday. “If I add my two cents or my words on how his non-inclusion came about, then it could be spun—just like how he’s bowling on these Sharjah wickets—in all different directions,” Pollard told ESPNCricinfo.

“Let’s deal with the 15 guys that we have here at this moment in time, which is more important, and see if we can rally around these guys and see if we can defend our title.

“I have no comments on that. Enough has been said on that. I think people have explained the reason for his non-inclusion at this point in time. For me personally, I know Narine as a friend first, before an international cricketer. We grew up playing cricket together. He is a world-class cricketer,” he added.

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