GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Legendary former West Indies captain, Sir Clive Lloyd believes that the West Indies have “a good chance” of making a deep run at the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
The regional team will be going after a record third title when the tournament, which is being co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India bowls off on February 7.
They will be hoping to improve on their performance at the 2024 World Cup where they were eliminated at the Super Six phase.
The West Indies will compete in Group C alongside England, Nepal, Italy and Scotland. Bangladesh was removed from the tournament and replaced by Scotland following their refusal to travel to India to play their opening three matches.
Speaking during an interview on Isports 195.5 FM on Thursday, Sir Clive said the West Indies had a good group of T20 cricketers capable of beating any team.
“…I think we have a good chance. I don’t see why we can’t do well.
“I think most of the team is pretty good and well versed as far as T20s are concerned and we have some good strikers of the ball. It’s just getting the right formation,” Sir Clive pointed out.
While Cricket West Indies is yet to name their T20 World Cup squad, Sir Clive said he would like to see the team spend some time together in a camp before the competition.
He said from his experience, it allowed players to gel and build bonds, which he said were necessary for success.
“I would like to see the guys playing together for like two weeks in a camp, somewhere where they can discuss all the tactics of one day cricket, give them a chance to run between the wickets with one another, let them bowl together and be a team.
“I think we were lucky when I was playing. Our One Day team wasn’t too far off from our Test team, so the guys were playing together, and they got to know one another quite well. In tight situations you knew who to bowl or who to send out to bat,” Sir Clive said.
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