http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221: We are well balanced – Cricket News Update
Belligerent http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 opener Chris Gayle has said that they have got a well balanced squad, capable of reaching the final of the latest edition of the ICC World T20 Championship, which gets underway in Sri Lanka on September 18, and will run till October
7.
While speaking to media persons after a practice session in Colombo, on Wednesday, the talismanic top-order batsman urged his teammates to hit the ground running and give their absolute best, if they are to reach the tournament final for the first time in
the history.
The best the Men from Caribbean have achieved so far in the T20 showpiece is a semi-final spot, in the second edition of the tournament in England, and Gayle believed they could improve on their showing in 2009.
“When you look at our team you can say we are well balanced,” said the hard-hitting left-hander from Jamaica. “In these tournaments the best we achieved was the semi-finals in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 back in 2009. We want to get off to a good start and also look to be there
at the end when the semi-finals and finals are played,” he added further.
The Windies failed to do well in the previous edition of the marquee tournament, played on their home grounds, as they faced a Super Eight elimination, after losing to Sri Lanka and Australia.
Gayle admitted that they were a bit off-colour in the 2010 edition, however he was confident of going all the way this time around.
“We didn’t do so well when it was played at home back in 2010 so we want to get it together this time around. Once we http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to what we know, I don’t see any reason why we can’t go all the way.”
The just to begin http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in all three formats at home. Darren Sammy’s men had whitewashed the Black Caps 2-0 in the two-T20 series in Lauderhill,
Florida, in June-July, and Gayle hoped the side to take that winning momentum into the mega event, which gets underway in Island nation in less than a week.
The Men from Caribbean have been pooled with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 in Group B, in the 12-team tournament, and will play their opening game against mighty Aussies, on September 22.
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