http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ottis-Delroy-Gibson-c80358 is pleased with his side’s bowling depth - Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, starting next week.
The Asian conditions are known to be spin friendly, but Windies coach feel that they will bring a well-balanced side to the Island country with a mix of pacers, bowling all-rounders and quality spinners, which will allow them enough room to manoeuver their
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Gibson said that the squad will feature only two specialist spinners but the part-time bowlers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804 could be called up for their off-breaks.
“I think we’ve got a squad to suit any conditions. We’ve got two quality spinners in [Samuel] Badree and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869, we’ve got some spin from Marlon Samuels … and Chris also bowls,” Gibson said.
Gayle has a reasonable wicket tally with 72 Test, 156 ODI scalps and could prove useful as a part-time option. The lanky left-handed batsman claimed three for 28 in a practice match against UWI Select XI on Thursday, which the West Indies won by 77 runs.
The Windies coach is also pleased with the prospects of his pace batteries, including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DR-Smith-c1401 also offer sharp medium pace options for the team.
“We’ve got quality seam and we’ve got quality spin as well so we’ve got certainly a bowling attack that we believe will be able to strive in any conditions,” Gibson stressed.
Several Windies players have successfully featured in T20 tournaments in the subcontinent - the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Premier League (BPL) – which will help them find familiar playing conditions in Sri Lanka.
Considered by many as a favourite to clinch the World title this time around, the Caribbean team will play two warm-up matches against the hosts Sri Lanka and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 prior to the competition that will run from September 18 till October 7.
“We know that we have got a very strong unit in this format and we are not really focusing on what other people think of us,” said Gibson.
The West Indies fall in a tough Group B along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 and will play their first match against the Aussies on September 22 at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
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