In recent times, the Windies squad has witnessed some resurgence across formats and even in the last World Cup, their skipper, Jason Holder had taken his team to the quarter-finals. But at the same time, they had to play World cup qualifiers to make it into the 2019 edition of ICC event.
However, this time, they have managed to find a decent balance of experience and youth with Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Kemar Roach teaming up with talented youngsters like Shai Hope, Shannon Gabriel, Fabien Allen, and Shimron Hetmyer. They beat England in the Test series at home and recently had success in the tri-series against Ireland and Bangladesh, making it into the finals.
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Former Indian skipper, Anil Kumble has analyzed the Windies squad and he has observed that the Caribbeans does have a team to beat. As per the quotes in CricketNext, Kumble said, “Chris Gayle brings in power at the start, as seen against England. His impact is amazing and he can change game singlehandedly. They have the ability and swag and Caribbean flavor will be the talk of the town. They need to get their bowling together and will be a formidable team.”
Kumble also praised Holder as he feels that a player like him should be thanked by West Indian board for churning out the best from the limited resources. He also said that with Russell, Gayle, back in the squad, Holder can make a formidable squad.
Talking about Windies’ bowling line-up which comprises of Oshane Thomas, Fabien Allen, Sheldon Cottrell mixing it up with Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel, Kumble said, “Bowling is the weak link. There is no experience in bowling. They have to get bowling right to let the batting destroy oppositions. West Indies batsmen have to make smart choices on which balls to hit and its matter of starting the tournament on a good note and getting momentum for the tournament.”
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Anil Kumble felt that Holder and his men had all the ability and skills to make it into the semifinals of the tournament.
