Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Sunil Narine has ruled himself out of a recall to West Indies' squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA, insisting that "that door is now closed" despite his stellar form for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL.

Narine, 35, is currently leading the tournament's MVP standings after a remarkable run of form, including a magnificent 109 not out from 56 balls against Rajasthan Royals last week, his maiden T20 century.

He is also KKR's joint-leading wicket-taker, taking nine at 22.11 with his offspin, at an economy rate of 7.10. That form led West Indies' T20I captain, Rovman Powell, to admit he had been "whispering in [Narine's] ears" over the previous 12 months, ahead of what will be West Indies'...