CRICKET-TOUR-Lewis pulls out of India tour, Joseph sidelined again with fitness concerns.

Evin Lewis's career took another twist on Monday when he pulled out of both the one-day and Twenty20 squads for the imminent series against India.

In a statement, Cricket West Indies said the left-handed opener had withdrawn from the squads 'due to personal reasons', but did not elaborate.

Lewis has been replaced in the ODI squad by Test opener Kieran Powell who is already in India, while left-hander Nicholas Pooran will fill the vacancy in the T20 squad.

The 26-year-old Lewis also pulled out of the T20 series against New Zealand last December for what CWI also described as 'personal reasons.'

And the speculation over the player's future intensified earlier this month when he also declined a white-ball retainer contract from the board.

Lewis, currently representing Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the Super50, has made 1010 runs from 35 ODIs at an average of 32. He averages 33 from 17 T20 Internationals, with two hundreds already.

He will be joined on the sidelines by fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has also been ruled out of the ODI squad with fitness concerns, despite playing the last three matches of the ongoing Regional Super50 for Windies B.

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