West Indies have axed Shimron Hetmyer from their T20 World Cup squad after he missed a rescheduled flight to Australia, with Shamarh Brooks named as his replacement.
The West Indies squad have been flying out separately following the end of the Caribbean Premier League and Hetmyer was originally due to take a flight on October 1. However, the 25-year-old asked for the flight to be rescheduled due to family reasons and a new flight was booked for October 3.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) state that Hetmyer then informed director of cricket Jimmy Adams the morning of his flight that "he would not be able to get to the airport in time", having previously been informed that "any further delays" would lead to him being dropped.
