http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joel-Garner-c67141 happy with the new fighting spirit of West Indies cricket – Cricket News Update
The former West Indian fast bowler, Joel Garner is happy with the recent performances of the Caribbean team and feels that the old fighting spirit of West Indian cricket is coming back. The former great also expects a thrilling Test series between the West
Indies and Australia, which is going to start tomorrow.
In 1970’s and 1980’s, the West Indies was the team to beat as they ruled the world of cricket like true champions. Under the captaincy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clive-Hubert-Lloyd-c51327, the West Indies won back-to-back World Cups in 1975 and 1979.
However, the fortunes of West Indies cricket have nosedived in the last couple of decades and they are no more considered a top international team.
In recent times, the Island nation has produced brilliant young cricketers and they have started to perform well. In the recently concluded limited-over series between Australia and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in the Caribbean, the home team was able to level the series,
which was a great achievement for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 and his team, considering the fact that Australia happens to be the number one ranked ODI team of the world.
Garner, who was an integral part of the great West Indian team, is ecstatic to see his team performing well against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and said that the boys reflected the spirit of old.
"Based on what I saw in the one-dayers and the T20s, I, like other West Indians, would encourage the team to keep fighting and battling hard. Over the years the West Indies and Australia have fought some bruising battles right here at the Oval," said Garner.
The former fast bowler is also predicting a closely fought Test series between the two teams and hopes that the young cricketers from the Islands can absorb the pressure of the longer version of the sport.
The legendary cricketer said, "What we're watching and what we're seeing from the fellas is that the fighting spirit is coming back and I hope that we have a very good, very successful Test series."
West Indian cricket brings a different flavour to international cricket.
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