Sarwan, who scored nearly 12,000 international runs across formats, joined the camp in Barbados. West Indies is currently preparing here for the tri-nation series with Bangladesh and Ireland in Dublin next month. “I’ve come here to act as kind of a mentor to the players. I will try my best to assist them in any technical ways. I will also attempt to improve any shortcomings they have,” Sarwan said in a Cricket West Indies statement.

“Our batsmen have struggled to rotate the strike, so I’m trying to see how best we can get them to improve in this area. It’s not an overnight fix, but it’s important to share ideas with them, so they have something to build on.” West Indies head coach Floyd Reifer said it is important to have a ‘finisher’ like Sarwan working with the batters.

“We’re hoping he can help the batsmen get a better understanding of how to finish games — the mindset, how to approach batting first, how to approach batting last,” said Reifer. West Indies has also added former Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed and former fast bowlers Corey Collymore and Roddy Estwick to its coaching staff for the two tournaments.