West Indies Squad for T20I Series vs Australia: On Wednesday, Cricket West Indies announced its team for the upcoming 5-match T20 series against Australia. KKR’s dashing all-rounder Andre Russell has also got a place in the West Indies squad. Another big news is coming out about him. Actually, according to ESPN report, Russell will announce his retirement from international cricket after the first two matches of the series. The first two matches of the series are to be held at Sabina Park, which is also Russell’s home ground.
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Russell will not be able to participate in T20 World Cup 2026!
Right-handed all-rounder Russell played his first T20 International match in 2019 and has played in 84 matches so far. During this, he also played two World Cups in this format. Russell was also a member of the winning team in 2016.
It was expected that he would participate in the T20 World Cup to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka next year, but now this will not happen. This news is definitely shocking for the fans of the West Indies team. Recently, the team’s star player Nicholas Pooran also announced his retirement from international cricket.
Two new players enter West Indies squad
West Indies have announced a 16-member squad for the T20I series against Australia, with Jewel Andrew and Jediah Blades earning their maiden T20I call-ups. 🌴#WIvAUS #Cricket #AndreRussell #Sportskeeda pic.twitter.com/ChTAfoIoBq
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) July 16, 2025
For this T20 series against Australia, West Indies has given place to two new players in its squad. These include Jewel Andrew and 23-year-old Jediah Blades. Andrew made a lot of headlines by scoring a half-century at the age of 17 in CPL 2024. However, Blades has not played CPL.
West Indies team squad for T20 series against Australia
Shai Hope (captain), Jewel Andrew, Jediah Blades, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeel Hossain, Alzari Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudaksh Moti, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd.
Let us tell you that the first T20 match of this five-match series between West Indies and Australia is to be played on July 20. After this, the remaining four matches will be played on July 22, 25, 26, 28 respectively. The West Indies team will try to take revenge for the Test series defeat from Australia.
