Published 14:54 IST, December 12th 2019
Harsha Bhogle wonders what havoc will a full-strength West Indies team wreak
Harsha Bhogle took to question the might of the West Indies if they were at their full strength and wondered how good it would be to watch them play then
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West Indies side may have lost T20 series against India but y have sent a warning to all teams out re as to t take Caribbean side lightly. Despite missing out on ir experienced players such as Chris Gayle, DJ Bravo, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and so on, West Indies put up a dominating performance under leadership of Kieron Pollard, who seemed to have embraced role of captaincy while t letting it hinder his performance as a batsman. With preparations for T20 World Cup already underway, one can only imagine what would happen if mighty West Indies side ropes in its full strength for World Cup. Memories of West Indies lifting T20 World Cup after Carlos Brathwaite smashed sixes out of park off Ben Stokes are still fresh in minds of both fans and cricketers, always ringing a warning about might of Windies.
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West Indies are currently ranked at number ten spot in ICC T20 team rankings and were up against fifth-ranked India. However, team consisted of a lot of youngsters, who skipper Pollard backed and boosted ir confidence to bring out ir best in three-match series. However, considering importance of World Cup, it would be interesting to see how Pollard would help youngsters catch up with transition between playing in domestic & or leagues to international arena. Interestingly, 'Voice of Indian cricket' Harsha Bhogle had a question that sent jitters through anyone's body when thought about. Harsha Bhogle took to question might of West Indies if y were at ir full strength and wondered how good it would be to watch m play.
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Harsha Bhogle wonders what a full-fledged Windies side could do
Pollard all praises for Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Pollard was also effusive in praise for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. "We bowled some deliveries in slot and as any class batsman you put it away and he (Kohli) put it away very well. He's a world-class cricketer. You can't miss when you're playing or coming up against him like that," he said. "Rohit, he was short on runs in first two games, but he came on in a well-kwn Wankhede wicket, took his chances, and you see class of batsman."
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14:37 IST, December 12th 2019