Campbell BRIDGETOWN, CANA:
FORMER West Indies' vice-captain and opening batsman Sherwin Campbell has expressed disappointment after he was omitted from a 22-member squad to attend a training camp in Trinidad and Tobago ahead of next month's tour of Zimbabwe.
Campbell, 30, who was also excluded from the recent Test and one-day home series against South Africa, which the West Indies lost, has however, promised to work on regaining his place in the regional team.
"I am a little disappointed but that's life and that's how things go," Campbell told the Daily Nation newspaper yesterday.
"I've got to put it behind me and think about the future and think about ways and means of getting back into the team," Campbell noted.
"I don't think you can kill yourself over it. Of course I am disappointed, like anyone else, but it's not the end of the world," added Campbell.
"You have to focus on getting back into the team and doing well to prove the selectors wrong," Campbell said.
"That is my main goal - to focus on my performance and think about my game some more and focus on getting scores consistently," added Campbell.
Campbell, after struggling in the first four Tests of the West Indies' last tour of Australia, regained his form in the fifth and final Test with two half-centuries.
However, he was unceremoniously axed from the regional team despite commanding knocks of 55 and 86 for the Busta Cup XI in South Africa's opening tour match.
"Obviously, there is a chance that my days could be numbered," Campbell admitted when asked about his future as a West Indies cricketer.
"I'm not the oldest guy but I've got to be positive and realistic," the 30-year-old Campbell said.
"I have to stay positive all the time and always feel there is a chance and never give up," Campbell remarked.
"I just have to get out there and score runs and be consistent," he added.
Campbell has scored 2,856 runs in 51 Tests at an average of 32.82 with four hundreds and 18 half-centuries.
