St. John's (Antigua), June 21: West Indies have named a 13-man squad without Fidel Edwards for the first two one-day internationals against India on Friday and Sunday at Sabina Park in Kingston.

The fast bowler withdrew from last Monday’s Super Eights win over England in the World Twenty20 championship seconds before the toss, after injuring himself in the warm-up.

It was later confirmed that the problem was an irritation of a nerve root in his lower back.

Edwards did not play on Friday in the semifinal at The Oval against Sri Lanka which West Indies lost by 57 runs to exit the competition.

West Indies officials have given no clear indication about how long Edwards is expected to be out of the game with the injury. The selectors have rewarded Darren Bravo, the younger brother of all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, with his maiden call for West Indies, after a season of consistent scoring for his native Trinidad & Tobago in domestic competition.

— AFP