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Punishment for World T20 triumph? Gayle, Sammy, Bravo out of West Indies ODI squad

Incidentally, senior West Indian cricketers revolted against their cricket board for the treatment meted out to them.

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Chris Gayle, Darren Sammy and Dwayne Bravo were all left out of the West Indies squad for the tri-nation ODI series involving Australia and South Africa as the other two teams.

Off-spinner Sunil Narine and all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who have not played international cricket since November 2015, were included in the 14-man squad for the series against Australia and South Africa starting from June 3.

Carlos Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels, who played key roles in West Indies' World T20 triumph earlier this year, have also been included but the squad does not include all-rounder Andre Russell, Sammy, Bravo and Gayle, all involved in the Indian Premier League.

T20 skipper Sammy had launched a scathing attack on West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) which has failed to communicate with them terming the attitude as "disappointing". Bravo had supported his captain in the attack on WICB calling it the "most unprofessional" in the world and expressed doubts about a resolution being reached between the players and WICB on their pay dispute in the near future.

The squad includes two players who are yet to play in ODIs for the West Indies -- off-spinner Ashley Nurse, who was part of the World T20-winning squad last month, and fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, who has played 16 Test matches.

The day/night series starts in at the Guyana National Stadium from June 3-7 and then moves to Warner Park, St Kitts (June 11-15) before concluding at Kensington Oval, Barbados (June 19-26).

West Indies squad: Jason Holder (capt), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Shannon Gabriel, Sunil Narine, Ashley Nurse, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor. 

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