West Indies players get all clear before tour to New Zealand
The HinduThe West Indies cricket squad is touring again, becoming the first test team to embark on two tours during the COVID-19 pandemic. "This is a very important tour for us as we build towards defending our ICC T20 World Cup title and also complete another series in the ICC World Test Championship,” Cricket West Indies chief executive Johnny Grave said. “Fans all around the world have been missing their favorite sports, so we want to continue to play our part to bring joy and smiles to the faces of those who support and enjoy our cricket.” READ: West Indies name Test and T20I squads for Tour of New Zealand The Caribbean-based players, coaches and staff departed from Barbados late Tuesday for New Zealand, where they will complete quarantine in Christchurch ahead of the series. "All these squad members have completed COVID-19 tests and were all given a clean bill of health to travel,” Cricket West Indies said in a statement. West Indies squads Tests- Jason Holder, Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, John Campbell, Roston Chase, Rahkeem Cornwall, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Shimron Hetmyer, Chemar Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Keemo Paul, Kemar Roach.