zen Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 WI is a team that I have admired for the talent it produces. In a tourney with a lot of group matches, you do not want your team to only rely on selected players but have a pool of players that can peak at different stages to take your team through. WI fits the bill for such a team esp. if its players find peak form during the tourney Players to watch out for: Batsmen: Hope, Hetmyer, Chase (should try him in ODIs as he can bring some solidity and bowl spin too), Lewis ARs: Holder, Russell, .... Spinners: Naraine, Nurse, Bishoo, .... Pacers: Thomas, Roach, Gabriel, .... If experience is required, Gayle can come in too If WI can start of its campaign by defeating Pak and Aus, it could gain momentum and strength. Its group schedule is below: DateMatch DetailsTime May 31, Fri Windies vs Pakistan, Match 2 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 5:30 AM 09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL Jun 06, Thu Australia vs Windies, Match 10 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 5:30 AM 09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL Jun 10, Mon South Africa vs Windies, Match 15 The Rose Bowl, Southampton 5:30 AM 09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL Jun 14, Fri England vs Windies, Match 19 The Rose Bowl, Southampton 5:30 AM 09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL Jun 17, Mon Windies vs Bangladesh, Match 23 The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton 5:30 AM 09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL Jun 22, Sat Windies vs New Zealand, Match 29 Old Trafford, Manchester 8:30 AM 12:30 PM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL Jun 27, Thu Windies vs India, Match 34 Old Trafford, Manchester 5:30 AM 09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL Jul 01, Mon Sri Lanka vs Windies, Match 39 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street 5:30 AM 09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL Jul 04, Thu Afghanistan vs Windies, Match 42 Headingley, Leeds 5:30 AM 09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL Cricket_Nostradamus 1 Link to comment
Stan AF Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Always an admirer of their hitting abilities. The original power hitters. What do you think will be their 15???? Link to comment
Straight Drive Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 WI do not have one renowned prolific ODI batsman. Dark Horse - Yes. They do have the batsmen to score a ton on their day and spoil other teams chances or disrupt the tables. Link to comment
Straight Drive Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Gayle and Leiws will come in but I am not sure about Narine. Russell too is keen to play for Windies as per his recent interview. Both Gayle and Lewis were picked in the WC qualifiers last year. Was Narine selected ? Think he is avoided for some disputes. Link to comment
zen Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 They could try starting with Gayle Lewis / .... Hope Chase Hetmyer Naraine Russell Holder Roach 2 from: Nurse / Bishoo / Allen / Gabriel / Thomas / Joseph / .... If ARs are bowling well, they can even strengthen their batting by playing a specialist batsman If they "fire consistently", WI's depth is as good as Eng's Cricket_Nostradamus 1 Link to comment
G_B_ Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 they keep winning stuff 2004 champions trophy 2012 T20 world cup 2016 T20 world cup not as written off as some commentators would have you believe nevada 1 Link to comment
Straight Drive Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 minute ago, zen said: They could try starting with Gayle Lewis / .... Hope Chase Hetmyer Naraine Russell Holder Roach 2 from: Nurse / Bishoo / Allen / Gabriel / Thomas / Joseph / .... If ARs are bowling well, they can even strengthen their batting by playing a specialist batsman If they "fire consistently", WI's depth is as good as Eng's WI are totally struggling in ODI. Think even Bangladesh is ranked better than them in rankings, aren't they ? I guess India, England, NZ, Pakistan, Bangladesh are all higher than them. WI firing consistently is very very doubtful given the way they have played ODI's in last few years. Link to comment
zen Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Straight Drive said: WI are totally struggling in ODI. Think even Bangladesh is ranked better than them in rankings, aren't they ? I guess India, England, NZ, Pakistan, Bangladesh are all higher than them. WI firing consistently is very very doubtful given the way they have played ODI's in last few years. Can't go by ranking alone as in WC, WI will play its best (or nearly best) squad And WI has nothing to lose / no baggage Edited February 14, 2019 by zen Cricket_Nostradamus 1 Link to comment
Straight Drive Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 minute ago, zen said: Can't go by ranking alone as in WC, WI will play its best (or near best) squad Apart from rankings, their batsmen apart from Shai Hope are too inconsistent. Always tough to win atleast 3 back to back (required to win WC) matches with such inconsistency that they show. Link to comment
zen Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Straight Drive said: Apart from rankings, their batsmen apart from Shai Hope are too inconsistent. Always tough to win atleast 3 back to back (required to win WC) matches with such inconsistency that they show. The positive is that they don't need to rely on one player esp. if they can play consistently well as a team .... they just need to win enough games, not necessarily 3 back to back games .... WI have the dark horse qualities! Edited February 14, 2019 by zen Cricket_Nostradamus 1 Link to comment
Straight Drive Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 23 minutes ago, zen said: The positive is that they don't need to rely on one player esp. if they can play consistently well as a team .... they just need to win enough games, not necessarily 3 back to back games .... WI have the dark horse qualities! Quarters, semis and finals. If they do not do well in round Robin, they might have to win 4 or 5 back to back. Dark horse, surely yes. They can spoil others chances. Link to comment
zen Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 Just now, Straight Drive said: Quarters, semis and finals. If they do not do well in round Robin, they might have to win 4 or 5 back to back. Dark horse, surely yes. They can spoil others chances. There is no QF Cricket_Nostradamus 1 Link to comment
Clarke Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Don't think so. PS: Racist :P velu and Jimmy Cliff 2 Link to comment
flamy Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Yep, I think they have a better chance than SL, BD. Looking forward to the ODI series. Link to comment
Vk1 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Holder should not bowl at death and bat in top 5.. don't rely too much on those bits and pieces ARs on flat pitches.. imho if they can be in top 6 after group stages.. it's a win for them.. expecting Bangladesh and Afghanistan to do better.. Srilanka and Windies will probably fight for the second last place.. Link to comment
Vk1 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 This time there doesn't seem to be any dark horses as the gap between top and bottom teams is too wide.. South Africans are probably the closest to being the dark horses since they are probably least expected to win out of India, England, NZ, Pak, Aus Link to comment
SK_IH Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Gayle Lewis Hope Bravo Hetmyer Chase Russell Holder Nurse Roach Gabriel This looks like a decent lineup,if Russell plays then they are most certainly better than over rated Poyz Suhaan 1 Link to comment
Vk1 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 7 hours ago, SK_IH said: Gayle Lewis Hope Bravo Hetmyer Chase Russell Holder Nurse Roach Gabriel This looks like a decent lineup,if Russell plays then they are most certainly better than over rated Poyz Decent on paper. Their Appetite most suited for T20s.... Don't have the game and patience for 50 overs.. barring hope nobody averages more than 38.. other teams have players where most of them average in high 40s and 50s Link to comment
maniac Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Dark Horse means a team that is under the radar but can still win the entire tournament. Say someone like Australia who are not favorites but right about there. WI and even Bangladesh are teams that cannot be underestimated and can upset teams on their day but don't think they have it in them to make it all the way in this format of the WC where consistency is the key. They just don't have the temperament to be a little consistent. too many hacks and mercurial players. Cricket_Nostradamus and Ankit_sharma03 1 1 Link to comment
zen Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, maniac said: Dark Horse means a team that is under the radar but can still win the entire tournament. Say someone like Australia who are not favorites but right about there. WI and even Bangladesh are teams that cannot be underestimated and can upset teams on their day but don't think they have it in them to make it all the way in this format of the WC where consistency is the key. They just don't have the temperament to be a little consistent. too many hacks and mercurial players. First goal is to reach the SFs. Once there it can be anyone's game (Ind won it in 83, Aus in 87 and Pak in 92. SL emerged as a strong team during the tourney in 96) .... Teams like Aus, Eng, Ind, NZ, Pak and SA are expected to compete for the last 4 spots and depending upon whom you ask can be favorites The SFs poll has Eng, Ind, Aus and NZ as leaders so far Edited February 15, 2019 by zen Cricket_Nostradamus 1 Link to comment
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