Darren Sammy backs West Indies to do well in the World T20 – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 Championship in Sri Lanka, and lift their maiden World T20 trophy.
While speaking to media reporters before leaving for the Island nation, the St Lucia all-rounder said that the team has the self-belief to clinch the T20 World Champ title, and will give their absolute best to make it happen.
“We believe we can win, but it will be hard, tough work,” said Sammy before team’s departure for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, adding, “Once we play together and continue to get the backing of the fans, we know we can lift the title.”
The 28-year-old right-hander, who was appointed as West Indies skipper in October 2010, also thanked the Caribbean fans for their support and vowed to go all the way and win them their first ever T20 World Cup. He also urged the fans
to continue showing faith in the team.
The latest edition of the World T20 Championship gets underway in Hambantota, Sri Lanka on September 18, and will run till October 7. Twelve teams – including two qualifiers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 and Afghanistan – will compete for the title, currently
held by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
West Indies have been drafted in Group B, alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and Ireland, and will kick start their cup campaign against the mighty Aussies at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on September 22, before playing semi-professional Ireland
in their second and last group game on September 24, at the same Colombo venue.
Sammy and men had a nine-day pre-tournament training camp at the High Performance Centre in Barbados, and the skipper hoped the camp will pay dividends come their first World Cup encounter against Australia, on September 22.
"The camp went very well and we are all in the right frame of mind," Sammy said. "We will head off to Sri Lanka believing in ourselves and believing in each other.”
This will http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 across all three formats at home, in July-August, and Sammy vowed to emulate those performances in the global event.
The men from Caribbean are also scheduled to play two warm up games against Sri Lanka (September 13) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 (September 17) before starting their world cup campaign.
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