SIXTEEN players have been named to represent the country at the men's ICC T20 World Cup Africa 'A' sub regional qualifier.
The tournament is scheduled for November 15-26 in Kigali, Rwanda and will be played on a in a round-robin format.
According to Cricket Kenya (CK) Interim Selection Committee, this will be the first step towards the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup.
The top two teams from the tournament will join the winner and runner-up of the Africa sub regional Qualifier B tournament from December 1-9 in the regional final alongside Namibia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
The top two teams from the regional event will proceed to the World Cup which will be hosted by West Indies and the United States.
As the first step in a robust bid to get the game off its knees, the selection panel has appointed a new captain and vice-captain to lead an integrated team of experienced and upcoming talent.
The team has been in camp for the last two weeks at the Nairobi Gymkhana, in readiness for the task ahead. In their opening match, the team will face St. Helena on the British Island.
SQUAD
Rushabh Patel, Pushkar Sharma, Irfan Karim, Collins Obuya, Rakep Patel, Sukhdeep Singh, Sachin Bhudia, Nelson Odhiambo, Tanzeel Sheikh, Lucas Oluoch, Shem Ngoche, Emmanuel Bundi, Peter Koech, Vraj Patel
RESERVES: Eugene Ochieng and Vishil Patel.
