The recuperating Sarwan, who has nine Test hundreds in 67 Tests, sustained a foot injury on October 20, and was not named yesterday in a 15-man squad for the tour that immediately follows West Indies' trip to Zimbabwe.

There are two changes to the squad in Zimbabwe.

Opening batsman Daren Ganga and left-arm fast bowler Pedro Collins will take the places of batsman Narsingh Deonarine and pacer Ravi Rampaul.

The tour includes three Tests and five One-Day Internationals and runs from December 14 to February 3.

The squad: Chris Gayle (captain), Dwayne Bravo (vice-captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pedro Collins, Fidel Edwards, Daren Ganga, Rawl Lewis, Runako Morton, Brenton Parchment, Daren Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Devon Smith, Jerome Taylor. (HG)