Opener Evin Lewis has pulled out of the limited-overs leg of West Indies’ tour of India, citing personal reasons.

Lewis will be replaced by Kieran Powell while Nicholas Pooran, who last played for West Indies in 2016, will take his place in the T/20 International squad.

Lewis’ absence is a major blow to the ODI line-up that does not include Chris Gayle or Andre Russell.

Gayle, who is currently playing in the Afghanistan premier league and will join the T10 league after that made himself unavailable for selection for the India and Bangladesh tours.

Russell was picked for the T/20 International but not the ODI’S because he “has been ruled out of all 50-over cricket due to injury”.

Lewis had turned down a white-ball contract offered to him earlier this month.

Left-arm quick Obed McCoy, who found a place in the T20international squad, has now been added to the ODI squad as well, as cover for Alzarri Joseph, who “remains under observation for his return to full fitness following a stress fracture of the back suffered late last year.

The limited-overs series begins with the first ODI in Guwahati on October 21.