 Odoyo dismissed Yuvraj Singh in Kenya's semi-final loss to India |
World Cup semi-finalists Kenya have left Thomas Odoyo out of their squad to tour the Caribbean next month.
Selectors believe the all-rounder has not recovered from a knee operation he underwent in Nairobi last month.
They included three members of the under-19 team in the 14-man squad, wicket-keeper Maurice Ouma, Alfred Luseno and Rageb Aga.
Kenya play the first match of the two-month tour against West Indies B at St. Kitts on 6 January.
The Africans will also face Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Antigua.
"It's going to be an educational tour, considering the players will compete in the longer version of four-day matches," Kenya Cricket Association (KCA) chairman of selectors, Harilal Shah, said.
"Their performance will be keenly watched in the light of the country gaining Test status in a few years time," said Shah, the former national team captain.
The International Cricket Council were put under pressure to grant Kenya instant Test status after the World Cup.
But it seems likely the Africans will not become the 11th Test nation before mid-2005, with tours such as this one vital to their development.
Kenya squad to tour West Indies: Steve Tikolo (capt), Martin Suji, Kennedy Obuya, Ravindu Shah, Maurice Odumbe, Hitesh Modi, Collins Obuya, Peter Ongondo, Brijal Patel, Lamech Onyango, Francis Otieno, Maurice Ouma, Alfred Luseno, Rageb Aga.
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