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Official upset by Shillingford’s omission from Windies side

Shane_SHILLINGFORDROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Former Windward Islands manager, Tom Lafond, said he is stunned by the omission of off-spinner Shane Shillingford from the West Indies 15-man squad for next month’s tour of Bangladesh, and believes insularity is creeping back into regional selection policy.

West Indies selectors announced the squad last week, with Guyana left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul as the only new cap but with Shillingford excluded.

According to the outspoken Lafond, the non-inclusion of Shillingford can not be justified.

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