West Indies cricket - Lessons learnt against Pakistan should be useful in the series against India – Part Two
Continued from part one . . .
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 showed his worth in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he changed the complexion of the whole tournament single-handedly. It is going to be an extremely disappointing thing for the cricket fans around the world if they do not witness Gayle playing
against India in the current series.
West Indies bowlers performed well against the Men in Green but it will be a real challenge for them to dismantle India’s batting lineup, which is without doubt one of the strongest in the world. However, the concern remains their batting because there has
to be a blend of youth and experience in the batting department and no team can ignore its seniors and ask the young blood to deliver the goods with the bat without much of an international experience.
West Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 is also satisfied with the performance of his bowlers against Pakistan and urged his batsmen to shine against India, which does not have a great bowling attack as compared to the Green Shirts.
"Pakistan played some good cricket and you have to give them credit. Our bowlers did all that was asked of them all throughout the series. They bowled with heart and that is what we asked. This is one of the positives we could take out of the series," Sammy
said.
He went on to add that the current West Indian team possesses the ability to beat India, especially in the limited overs series. However, the Caribbean team has to play as a unit if they have any chance against the world champions.
He added, "We have a full series against India coming up and it will be a tough series. We have to continue to put in the hard work and look to put totals on the board so the bowlers will have runs to work with. We are a confident group of young men and
we will go into that series with the belief that we can win."
A huge weakness of the young West Indian batsmen was exposed against Pakistan as they failed to cope with the quality spin bowlers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 troubled the Caribbean batsmen on a number of occasions and
Ajmal became unplayable at times because of his ‘doosra’.
If West Indies wants to do well against India, they will have to start playing the spinners well because http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mishra-c871 have a lot of variations up their sleeves.
There has been a lot of criticism on Sammy as the leader of the West Indian team but he did impress the cricket analysts in the Test series. However, the all-rounder has to raise his game if wants to lead the team with authority.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 is also not at its full-strength in this series which should make this tour interesting as West Indies is never easy to beat at its home soil.
Let us hope that West Indies can play up to their potential in this series and show to the rest of the world that they are still a power in international cricket. It is very important for international cricket to have a strong http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 team as the men
from Caribbean bring a different flavor to the game.
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