West Indies pick Andre Russell for 2019 World Cup

[Real McCoy]

https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/107693/2019-world-cup-west-indies-squad-announced

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Squad: Jason Holder (c), Andre Russell, Ashley Nurse, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer

[Real McCoy]

WI in serious contention for this WC. They have big hitters from 1 to 11. Bowling not too bad either. They will make some serious damage

[Ankit_sharma03]

question is will he remain fit for whole Wc

[WC2011INDIA]

21 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

question is will he remain fit for whole Wc

Question answered in yesterday's ipl match.

[Stan AF]

21 hours ago, Real McCoy said:

WI in serious contention for this WC. They have big hitters from 1 to 11. Bowling not too bad either. They will make some serious damage

Oh, I'm counting on it. Ready to give some serious doses of ground reality like to many big teams. I hope they make semis or atleast have some memorable wins.

[Stan AF]

I'd have picked Pollard over Brathwaite though.

[ShoonyaSifar]

Can he even last 50 overs? Looks to be in poor physical shape. 

[The Hound]

I still dont think he'll eventually play, has difficulty in lasting a 40 over game

[vvvslaxman]

He is good for T20. In a 50 over game dynamics change. You have more overs for better bowlers.

[WC2011INDIA]

Ask him to bowl 3-4 overs if needed. 

Edited April 26, 2019 by WC2011INDIA

[vvvslaxman]

5 hours ago, Stan AF said:

I'd have picked Pollard over Brathwaite though.

 

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[vvvslaxman]

We gotta remember West Indies is not a country. it is a collection of countries. Unity is always going to be doubtful.

[rkt.india]

one spinner, 7 fast bowlers Holder, Russel, Brathwaite, Roach, Oshane, Gabriel, Cotterell

[Vilander]

They will probably be trashed.

[Zero_Unit]

On 4/26/2019 at 4:02 AM, ShoonyaSifar said:

Can he even last 50 overs? Looks to be in poor physical shape. 

Does he really need to be that fit if his juice injected muscles clears the boundary and gets a century with in 10 overs?

 

 

[nevada]

11 hours ago, Zero_Unit said:

Does he really need to be that fit if his juice injected muscles clears the boundary and gets a century with in 10 overs?

 

 

These guys are naturally ripped, don't think he is juicing. But back on topic - if Gayle, Russell and the other big hitters go bang bang in T20 mode, they could be all out by 40 overs but score 380-400! Who needs 50 overs when you can wrap it up in 40? 

[rkt.india]

13 hours ago, Zero_Unit said:

Does he really need to be that fit if his juice injected muscles clears the boundary and gets a century with in 10 overs?

 

 

Juice does not make muscles. Pumping iron does. You don't need juice for these muscles he has.

[ShoonyaSifar]

13 hours ago, Zero_Unit said:

Does he really need to be that fit if his juice injected muscles clears the boundary and gets a century with in 10 overs?

 

 

Fielding for 50 overs, bowling 5-6 overs and batting for more than 35-40 balls - those will test fitness of Russel. As of now he does not look like he can last even 25 overs on the field. Substitute as a fielder will not be as easy as it is in IPL.

[Zero_Unit]

^ Iz a satire post people, don't take the juice part seriously ...

[Stan AF]

5 hours ago, nevada said:

These guys are naturally ripped, don't think he is juicing. But back on topic - if Gayle, Russell and the other big hitters go bang bang in T20 mode, they could be all out by 40 overs but score 380-400! Who needs 50 overs when you can wrap it up in 40? 

Which they almost did against England in an odi this year. Chasing 418 something they could have easily got it.

 

At one point Windies were 284/2 in 29 overs