Kenya to bank on previous cup squad

April 8: Kenya's final squad of 15 named today for the World Cup in England from May 14-June 20 includes eight players who took part in t...

April 8: Kenya’s final squad of 15 named today for the World Cup in England from May 14-June 20 includes eight players who took part in the previous tournament three years ago.

Left-arm spinner Asif Karim will captain Kenya this time while all-rounder Maurice Odumbe, who led their 1996 World Cup team on the sub-continent, is vice-captain.

The party, named barely a week after Kenya’s disappointing showing at a tri-nation tournament in Bangladesh, contains no major surprises. Most of the players have been Kenyan regulars for several years. Kenya’s coach is former West Indies batsman Alvin Kallicharan.

The squad:Asif Karim (captain), Maurice Odumbe, Deepak Chudasama, Hitesh Modi, Sandip Gupta, Thomas Odoyo, Steve Tikolo, Mohamed Sheikh, Jimmy Kamande, Kennedy Otieno, Joseph Angara, Ravindu Shah, Alpesh Vadher, Martin Suji, Tony Suji.

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