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Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer and Akeal Hosein have all opted out of West Indies' T20I squad for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka for personal reasons.
Opening batter Evin Lewis, who had last played a T20I during the World Cup in 2022, returned to the side for the three T20Is in Dumbulla.
Lewis was also picked for the ODI leg of the Sri Lanka tour.
Brandon King also returned to the T20I side after having recovered from the side injury that had forced him to miss chunks of the T20 World Cup earlier this early and CPL 2024. In the absence of Russell, West Indies called up his Trinbago Knight Riders team-mate Terrance Hinds and Antigia and Barbuda Falcons' Shamar Springer.
This was the first international call-up for both allrounders, who were impressive in CPL 2024.