Miller replaces Narine in Windies World Cup squad


  • Cricket
  • Friday, 30 Jan 2015

West Indies' Nikita Miller plays a shot during their ICC Champions Trophy cricket match against India in Johannesburg, September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

(Reuters) - Left-arm spinner Nikita Miller will replace Sunil Narine in the West Indies squad for next month's World Cup, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said.

Off-spinner Narine, who was reported for a suspect action during the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in September, has withdrawn from the squad, saying he needed more time to bowl confidently with his remodelled action.

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