NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Familiar conditions and an abundance of all-rounders make West Indies as good as any other top team chasing World Cup glory, vice-captain Dwayne Bravo said today.
The class of 2011 is a pale shadow of the West Indian side that won the first two World Cups but Bravo insisted they stood good chance this time around.
“The conditions are similar as compared to what we have back in West Indies. I think that is the advantage we have,” Bravo told reporters.
“We have also got (several) all-rounders in our team. I think this is going to be very important in the sub-continent where all-round abilities will be playing a big part.”
West Indies begin their Group B campaign against South Africa on Thursday and according to Bravo, even if half the all-rounders hit form, that would be enough to win any match.
“We have our captain Darren Sammy, (Kieron) Pollard, myself and Chris Gayle and they are all top quality all-rounders,” he said.
“I think on any given day, if two of us out of the four have a good game, West Indies will be in a good position to win.
“I think our chances are just as good as any other team in the World Cup. We have prepared very hard and prepared well. We have come in this tournament full of confidence.”