Sarwan, Ramdin make the

Sarwan, Ramdin make the cut for CWC preliminary squad

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Leg spinning duo Devendra Bishoo and Anthony Martin along with the young fast bowler Jason Holder and feisty batsman Jonathan Carter are some of the new faces named in the West Indies preliminary 30-man squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

The squad also includes batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan and wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin who missed out on selection for the recent tour to Sri Lanka. Seasoned pace duo of Fidel Edwards and Jerome Taylor, who have just begun their comeback from prolonged injuries have not been included, announced the Cricket Board (WICB).

Jamaica batsman Brenadan Nash is the only player on the WICB Central Retainer Contract who has not been included in the preliminary 30-man squad.

Three of the eight players on WICB Developmental Contracts are a part of the squad. They are Kirk Edwards, Gavin Tonge and Bishoo.

Kieran Powell is one of three players from the High Performance Center who is in the squad with the other two being Antigua wicketkeeper-batsman Devon Thomas and Holder.

The 30-man squad will be trimmed by half for the tournament which starts on 19 February and will be played in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India.

Squad: Lionel Baker, Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh Jr, Sulieman Benn, Dave Bernard Jr, Tino Best, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Shiv Chanderpaul, Kirk Edwards, Chris Gayle, Ryan Hinds, Jason Holder, Anthony Martin, Nikita Miller, Nelon Pascal, Kieron Pollard, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Gavin Tonge, Devon Thomas.