ST JOHN’S (Antigua), June 20: West Indies have included wicket-keeper/batsman Dinesh Ramdin among 13 players selected for the tour to Sri Lanka starting next month.

The 19-year-old Ramdin, who has played just 13 first-class matches, is the new face in a squad made up of the players who lost the home Test series with South Africa 2-0 in May. The first of two Tests is scheduled for Colombo on July 15 with a triangular one-day tournament against the hosts and India to follow the series in August.

Squad: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (captain), Ian Bradshaw, Dwayne Bravo, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Brian Lara, Darren Powell, Dinesh Ramdin, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Devon Smith.—Reuters