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The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today announced the West Indies squad for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup, 2021. The panel named fifteen (15) players and four (4) travelling reserves for the marquee event which will be played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17 to November 14, 2021.

West Indies are the defending world champions and only two-time winners of the ICC T20 World Cup, winning in 2012 against Sri Lanka at the Premadasa in Colombo then four years later in 2016 against England in Kolkata. The West Indies now have the opportunity to create further history by becoming the first team to win a hat-trick of ICC T20 World Cup victories.

Experienced bowler Ravi Rampaul, a member of the 2012 winning World Cup squad, has been recalled for the first time since 2015. All-rounder Roston Chase is called up to the West Indies T20I squad for the first time.

Roger Harper, CWI’s Lead Selector said: “The squad is one with good depth and strength in all departments. There is tremendous T20 experience along with World Cup winning experience which should stand the team in good stead. This squad is made up of many world-beating players, who once knitted into a world-beating team, will be extremely difficult to beat. I expect the team to do very well and with the ‘rub of the green’ I think the team has a good chance of defending the title.”

Harper added: “Ravi Rampaul is a highly experienced bowler who performed well in the last CG Insurance Super50 Cup and the current Hero CPL to date. He will boost the team's wicket-taking options in the power-play and the middle phase and will provide another option for the death overs. Roston Chase has shown that he is a very capable T20 player. He performed well in the CPL in 2020 and has been outstanding in the 2021 edition so far. He has shown the ability to knit the innings together while still scoring at a fast rate with a low dot-ball percentage. He will be an excellent foil for the explosive players in the team.”

FULL SQUAD

Kieron Pollard (Captain)

Nicholas Pooran (Vice Captain)

Fabian Allen

Dwayne Bravo

Roston Chase

Andre Fletcher

Chris Gayle

Shimron Hetmyer

Evin Lewis

Obed McCoy

Lendl Simmons

Ravi Rampaul

Andre Russell

Oshane Thomas

Hayden Walsh jr



Travelling Reserves

Darren Bravo

Sheldon Cottrell

Jason Holder

Akeal Hosein

West Indies have been drawn in Group 1 and will play five group games against England, South Africa and Australia along with the winner of Round 1 Group A (Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Namibia) and the runner-up from Round 1 Group B (Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, and Oman). West Indies’ first group game will be against England in Dubai on October 23.



The groupings:

Round 1

Group A: Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Namibia
Group B: Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, and Oman

(Top two teams from each group advance to Super 12s)

Super 12s

Group 1: England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, A1 and B2.

Group 2: India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, A2 and B1.

(Top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals)



West Indies Match Schedule

October 23: v England in Dubai (6pm UAE time, 10am Eastern Caribbean/9am Jamaica)

October 26: v South Africa in Dubai (2pm UAE time, 6am Eastern Caribbean/5am Jamaica)

October 29: v B2 in Sharjah (2pm UAE time, 8am Eastern Caribbean/7am Jamaica)

November 4: v A1, in Abu Dhabi (6pm UAE time, 10am Eastern Caribbean/9am Jamaica)

November 6: v Australia in Abu Dhabi (2pm UAE time, 6am Eastern Caribbean/5am Jamaica)



SEMI-FINALS

November 10: Group 1 winner v Group 1 second in Abu Dhabi (6pm UAE time, 10am Eastern Caribbean/9am Jamaica)

November 11: Group B winner v Group A second in Dubai (6pm UAE time, 10am Eastern Caribbean/9am Jamaica)

FINAL

November14: Final in Dubai (6pm UAE time, 10am Eastern Caribbean/9am Jamaica)
 
Very solid sqaud although I think personally holder and Cottrell should have been in the main sqaud but regardless a good looking sqaud
 
Expected XI

Chris Gayle
Evin Lewis
Lendl Simmons
Shimron Hetmyer
Nicolas Pooran (wk)
Andre Russell
Kieron Pollard (c)
Dwayne Bravo
Fabian Allen
Hayden Walsh Jnr
Oshane Thomas

Decent team, however I don’t expect Gayle to do well in these conditions.
 
Rampaul back for the first time since 2015 and no sign of Carlos Brathwaite.
 
I completely forgot WI are the champions. It’s been a while since the last world T20.
 
ahmedzee said:
I completely forgot WI are the champions. It’s been a while since the last world T20.
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i was thinking the same, seems like decades ago they beat england in the final :)))
 
Amjid Javed said:
i was thinking the same, seems like decades ago they beat england in the final :)))
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Oh was it not 2012 victory? Oh wait, ok you are right, it was 2016. I remember I was at site in rural Canada back then. Holy crap that was a while ago.
From World t20 every 2 years to every 4/5 years and now it will be every 1-2 years again. It’s like how as a teen I wanted to have pizza either every week or once every 4 weeks. There was no set time. Lol
 
Wouldn't be surprised if they go on to to lift this cup again. Pollard is an inspirational leader and this is an explosive line up with a few unknown bowlers which is quite often an X factor in tournaments.

India
West Indies
Pakistan
Bangladesh

My top 4 contenders.
 
Romario Shephard and Sherfane Rutherford could have made the squad as well but still a very strong squad nonetheless.
 
One main spinner in Walsh Jr and two all round spinners in Allen and Chase, I think they could have had Akeal Hossain in the main squad considering the World T20 is in UAE.
 
Legendary WI fast bowler Andy Roberts is convinced the Cricket West Indies panel of selectors made a grave error by omitting all-rounder Jason Holder from the final 15-man World Cup squad.

Despite being better known for his exploits in the red-ball format, Holder’s exclusion from the first-team squad and selection as a reserve for the tournament caused shock and dismay across the Caribbean, following the announcement of the final squad next week.

In international T20 cricket to date, Holder has managed 27 matches with an average of 16.75 in 18 innings, added to that he has claimed 22 wickets. In the Indian Premier League last season, however, he put on several strong performances during his time with Sunrisers Hyderabad and also had a strong showing against Sri Lanka in the series of practice games. He did, however, struggled against Pakistan and has also failed to make a telling impact in the CPL. For Roberts, however, the player's proven quality should have been enough to see him added to the starting team.

“I was shocked because he is the best cricketer we have in the region, bar none,” Roberts told the Mason and Guest radio show.

“I’d pick him as one of the first choices for the World Cup, what is he doing in the reserves. It embarrassing for us to see how we could treat our best cricketer. Jason Holder is our best cricketer," he added.

Holder has been consistently ranked as the top, or second-best Test cricket all-rounder for the last couple of years but has not displayed that kind of dominance over the shorter formats.

https://www.sportsmax.tv/cricket/cr...-to-omit-holder-from-final-wc-15-embarrassing
 
Very strong squad. Only disappointment is that Hetmyer probably won’t start as West Indies have a lot of left handers.
 
Hasan123 said:
Very strong squad. Only disappointment is that Hetmyer probably won’t start as West Indies have a lot of left handers.
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its Gayle who'll miss out

Lewis
Simmons
Chase
Hetmyer
Pooran
Pollard
 
Saurav said:
its Gayle who'll miss out

Lewis
Simmons
Chase
Hetmyer
Pooran
Pollard
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Nah don't see Chris Gayle being selected for a World Cup squad and not starting. His numbers haven't been impressive in T20 internationals for a year or so and he is still in the squad. He definitely starts.
 
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Ricky Skerritt, is calling on West Indies cricket fans everywhere, to throw their full support behind the West Indies team when they defend the ICC T20 World Cup title next month. With the countdown already begun towards the start of the marquee event in the UAE, Skerritt has asked the fanbase and all stakeholders to help create a winning West Indian spirit of passion and unity, in the face of a global battle. The West Indies team is going in pursuit of an unprecedented third ICC T20 World title.

“The selectors have produced a fit-for-purpose squad which is a rich mixture of experienced leadership, proven match-winners, and youthful talent. For the first time for years the selectors had good options within a growing pool of exciting West Indian talent. But this is a major world tournament, not a development tour. All the best teams in the world will be setting out to dethrone the West Indies as defending champions. And just coping with the discomfort of an ongoing COVID-19 bubble will be tough enough for the players. So the mental toughness of our team will be stiffly tested both on and off the field. That is at least one good reason why they deserve our support. If you are a West Indian fan, then this is your team no matter which territory the players hail from.”

According to the CWI President, “A successful World Cup journey requires that all of us; who love and support the game, and who have seriously studied the fortunes of West Indies cricket; come together and send positive vibes to Captain Pollard and the members of his squad, no matter what.”

The last time the T20I tournament was staged in 2016, West Indies beat England in spectacular fashion at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, to capture their second title. The first T20 World Cup victory came in 2012 when they beat Sri Lanka at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. West indies have also reached the semi-finals on two occasions – in 2009 in England and 2014 in Bangladesh.

Head Coach Phil Simmons will be looking to make it back-to-back titles as he was the mastermind behind the title to success in 2016. Captain Kieron Pollard will also be looking for a second world title as he was an influential member of the squad which won in 2012.

West Indies have shown encouraging form this year in the build-up to the tournament. They contested four CG Insurance T20I home series against Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia, and Pakistan. They played 17 matches – won 8, lost 6, with three “no results” due to bad weather.

The squad is due to assemble in the UAE in early October, where they will have a training camp before finetuning the final preparations, including warm-up matches against Pakistan and India.

West Indies have been drawn in Group 1 and will play five group games against England, South Africa and Australia along with the winner of Round 1 Group A (Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Namibia) and the runner-up from Round 1 Group B (Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, and Oman). West Indies’ first group game will be against England in Dubai on October 23.
 
SHARJAH: West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard says they will resist the temptation of adding Sunil Narine to their
T20 World Cup squad despite the spinner's sublime form in the ongoing IPL, where he played a key role in Kolkata Knight Riders reaching Qualifier-2.

The 33-year-old Narine reminded the fans of his vintage past with his four-wicket haul and impact batting in the eliminator against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday.

He has taken 11 wickets in eight IPL matches since the league's resumption in the UAE. He went wicket-less against Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad and in an earlier match against RCB but took three wickets in the team's two-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings.
 
No team has enjoyed themselves as much at Men’s T20 World Cups as West Indies. Twice champions, something about T20 cricket and the event itself brings out the very best in them.
Arguably, no team in the game has a higher ceiling than the West Indies, whose modus operandi is inimitable. Playing to the beat of their own drum, the boys from the Caribbean have two T20 World Cup trophies locked up in their cabinet - the only evidence needed to vindicate their approach.

Beginning their campaign on 23 October, we take a look at the team tasked with defending their 2016 crown.

While it is undisputed just how successful the West Indies team has been in the sport’s newest international format, the tournament in UAE and Oman presents an opportunity for their T20I golden generation to mark this era as truly their own. A squad of supreme individual talent seemingly always at the heart of domestic success around the world, the pieces have so often been put together to produce a quality greater than just the sum of personal parts.

This year’s squad is again packed with quality across the board, with reputations of being some of the greatest players the format has ever seen, complemented by a new wave of Caribbean quality. We know about Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Chris Gayle. In this tournament, the likes of Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran and Fabian Allen are ready to step up.

There may be a tinge of melancholy for fans looking at the West Indies team, lamenting that this campaign may just be the last for several superstars. For the players though, it looks like any other competition. Outside of Dwayne Bravo announcing his post-World Cup retirement, barely a murmur has come out from the camp in regards to the futures of the squad’s senior members, who may yet squeeze in another global event next year in Australia.

Swansongs may lift motivations higher, though it’s not as if the team needed any more fire in the belly.

Perhaps taken for granted is the drive among the elder statesmen, not satisfied with the success of the past, underneath a guise of a laidback exterior. Gayle at 42 continues to push his mind and body to be at his best, Pollard at 34 can outwit anybody, and the bowing-out Bravo has shape-shifted to adapt to the rigours of the modern game. For so long now they have all been ahead of the game.

For the West Indies, timing their runs and peaking at global competitions has been down to their mental strengths as much as it has been to their physical ones. Just like the clutch performances of individuals to bring home the 2012 crown, Carlos Brathwaite’s ‘Remember the Name’ moment exemplified the need for keeping a cool head when action is heating towards boiling point.

Brathwaite does not return to this year’s tournament, though the spine of the West Indies team is largely unchanged, experienced in prevailing against all comers. Along with Gayle, Pollard and Bravo, Andre Russell is as imposing as ever, while Evin Lewis and Lendl Simmons return in a strong top order.

In a surprising return, 37-year-old 2012 T20 World Cup hero Ravi Rampaul has been recalled six years after his last T20I appearance, while Roston Chase, a key member for the West Indies in other formats, has received his first T20I call-up in a nod to domestic form.

Complementing the make-up of the team, the West Indies possess a threat through the game’s next Caribbean crop. Twenty-six-year-old Pooran boasts almost 4000 T20 runs already across the world, with 24-year-old Hetmyer finding his game at the top level.

In a testament to the collective quality of the group, the likes of Jason Holder, Sheldon Cottrell and Akeal Hosein only travel as reserve players for the West Indies, with leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr, Oshane Thomas and Obed McCoy squeezing into the 15.

There will be little respite for opening opponents England, who are joined by South Africa, Australia, and two qualifiers from the First Round in the West Indies’ Super 12 group.

The Squad
Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran (vice-captain), Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh jr

Reserves: Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein

Their fixtures
23 Oct - v England

26 Oct - v South Africa

29 Oct - v B2

4 Nov - v A1

6 Nov - v Australia

Tournament history
Best finish: Winners (2012, 2016)

The West Indies’ campaign of 2012 started shakily, with a defeat to Australia and a no result thanks to rain against Ireland in the three-team group stage. Only advancing on net run rate, Sammy’s men overcame a defeat to hosts Sri Lanka to edge England, before prevailing against New Zealand in a Super Over to progress to the semi-finals. To claim the trophy, the West Indies exacted revenge on both Australia and Sri Lanka, beating them in the semi-final and final respectively to claim their first trophy in the competition.

After falling at the semi-final stage in 2014, it was Sammy’s team again on the podium in 2016. Topping their group in the Super 10 phase, they held their nerve in the semi-final to beat India in the semi-finals, thanks largely to Lendl Simmons’ 82* (51) in a chase of 193.

Similarly to their 2012 campaign, to hold the trophy aloft the West Indies needed to overcome a team who had the better of them earlier in the tournament. After being set 156 by England in the final at Eden Gardens, and needing 19 off the last over, Carlos Brathwaite etched his name in the history books with four consecutive sixes in the final over for victory.

Look out for
Hayden Walsh Jr. - A brilliant find for the West Indies, the leg-spinner has enjoyed a fine start to his West Indies international career, taking 17 wickets at 21.47, of which 12 were taken in five matches against Australia in a recent series win.

Eagle-eyed stats boffins may notice Walsh has taken 23 T20I career wickets, with the first six taken in his eight matches for the USA. Before switching allegiance to the West Indies, Walsh was a member of the American team to gain ODI status at World Cricket League 2 in Namibia, and has international experience in high-pressure situations.

Expect no fear to be shown by Walsh while vying for the West Indies’ third title, and expect him to be a livewire in the field.

Key Player

Andre Russell

There is no player in all of cricket that could be compared to Andre Russell. Boasting a T20I batting strike rate of 156.33, no chase will be out of reach for the all-rounder, and no opposition will feel comfortable until he’s back in the dugout.

A member of the Team of the Tournament at the last T20 World Cup, Russell was also a member of the successful 2012 tournament campaign, and can bank on nearly 400 T20 appearances around the world.

While missing a number of matches in domestic action in the lead-up to the tournament with a hamstring injury, the man known as “Dre Russ” will be primed for their tournament opener.

Big match

England - 23 October, Dubai

A T20 World Cup 2016 Final rematch and the tournament opener for both sides, any early rust will likely be punished as two competition heavyweights go toe-to-toe.

Meeting on just four occasions since that fabled night at Eden Gardens, the West Indies have won just once against England, a sole T20I at Chester-le-Street on their 2017 tour. Curiously, the West Indies lost their 2019 series at home 3-0.

As Pollard’s chargers look to become the first team to defend their crown, England on the other side are vying to become the first team to hold the Men’s Cricket World Cup and the T20 World Cup concurrently.
 
There are some weird selections. Why is 38 years old Rampoul back? I thought he retired some time as Sarwan.

Narine is not there. Jason Holder also misses out even though he was the best player for SRH in UAE. Could have been much more solid.

Selecting 42 years old Gayle is also a farce. He cannot field and is pretty **** these days with the bat.
 
thelandofthebravepeople said:
There are some weird selections. Why is 38 years old Rampoul back? I thought he retired some time as Sarwan.

Narine is not there. Jason Holder also misses out even though he was the best player for SRH in UAE. Could have been much more solid.

Selecting 42 years old Gayle is also a farce. He cannot field and is pretty **** these days with the bat.
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Rampaul was quite effective in CPL.
 
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 has approved Akeal Hosein as a replacement for Fabian Allen in the West Indies squad.

Left-arm spinner Hosein, who has played nine ODIs and six T20Is, was named as a replacement after Allen was ruled out due to an ankle injury. Hosein was a reserve as per the allowance for teams to travel with extra players in view of COVID-19 quarantine requirements.
The replacement for Hosein in the reserves list will be the uncapped Gudakesh Motie.

The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.
 
Wednesday, 20 October 2021 — DUBAI, UAE – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today announced that left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein has been named as the replacement for spinner all-rounder Fabian Allen in the 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Allen was ruled out of the ICC tournament due to an unhealed right ankle injury which he sustained during the recently concluded IPL.

The change to the West Indies squad has been approved by the ICC tournament’s technical committee.

Hosein, who was originally named as a travelling reserve, now joins the official squad. Another exciting young left-arm spinner, Gudakesh Motie, has been called up by the West Indies selectors as a reserve player. Motie is due to fly to the UAE where he will be able to join the West Indies squad as a reserve, once he has completed the six days of mandatory quarantine with the required negative COVID-19 test results.

Roger Harper, CWI’s Lead Selector said: “I know Fabian was really looking forward to playing in this World Cup, so it is very disappointing that he is forced to miss out. His all-round capabilities will be missed by the team. I would like to wish him a full and speedy recovery and look forward to him being available for squad selection in the near future. I take the opportunity to congratulate Akeal on being drafted into the 15-member squad and look forward to him continuing the good form he displayed throughout the year. I also congratulate Gudakesh Motie whose performances in CG Insurance Super50 and CPL have resulted in him being added to the reserves as spin bowling cover.”

CWI selectors have also requested that Dominic Drakes and Odean Smith stay back in the UAE following their recent IPL engagements. The two young fast bowlers will train with the West Indies squad as net bowlers during the squad’s preparations this week.
 
Kieron Pollard has urged his West Indies side to forget their dismal batting display against England and move on quickly as they seek to defend their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup crown.

Pollard was one of ten batters to fall for a single-figure score as his side were skittled for 55 in a rematch of the 2016 final, a score England needed just 8.2 overs to surpass as West Indies’ net run-rate took a sizable early dent.

The 34-year-old was honest about his side’s failings and expects to see a vast improvement in their remaining Group 1 fixtures, starting against South Africa on Tuesday.

“We didn’t bat well and it’s disappointing to start our tournament like that, being defending champions,” he said.

“But we have to accept it and take responsibility for what happened out there. We have to put this game to bed and move on.

“We just need to go back and look at the way we’ve performed and see if we can maybe find a medium as to how we approach it.

“It’s very important we forget a game like this. For us, it’s pretty simple – accept and move on.”

A West Indies side showing three survivors from the side which lifted the trophy for a second time five years ago were instantly up against it in Dubai, with both openers dismissed inside the first three overs.

Moeen Ali’s superb spell, which brought him two for 17 from four overs, kept the pressure on and there was no way back from 31 for four at the conclusion of the powerplay.

Pollard could at least take heart from a spirited display with the ball, Akeal Hosein taking two for 24, but admitted his side’s plans had been left in tatters following their performance with the bat.

“Obviously we lost a couple of wickets early on and we expected guys to bat a couple of overs, knock it around and see if we could set it up for the back end, but we kept losing wickets,” he said.

“It didn’t work today and these things happen. We have a plan of how we want to play, it didn’t come off today, but the intensity in the field for those 8.2 overs was good.

“Being bowled out for 50-odd as an international team is never acceptable but we’ll come back stronger.”

Adil Rashid was understandably more content with his afternoon’s work following a record-breaking spell with the ball.

The leg-spinner claimed four for two, England’s best ever T20I figures, to accelerate West Indies’ collapse but was quick to pay tribute to his fellow spinner and close friend Moeen for getting his side up and running.

“I don’t think we could have asked for a better start,” he said.

“As a bowling group, we bowled exceptionally well and everything went to plan.

“Moeen started off brilliantly, especially bowling four overs in a row. He kept it tight and picked up wickets as well. That really set the tone for the team.

“A lot of credit goes to him and the whole bowling unit for backing each other up.

“As a bowling unit, we know we have five or six matchwinners and on any given day anyone can come on and get wickets.

“We don’t want to look too far ahead and we’ll take it a game at a time. Whatever’s in front of us, we’ll play that.”
 
Such a shocking display by windies. They didnt play leggi walsh. They Initially left out akil guy.

God knows what gayle and rampaul ate doing in this squad. They will be lucky to a sinle game if they dont change their approach
 
West Indies in trouble - 2 losses in a row!
 
So far look like a team who would rather be playing in T20 leagues or sat on a beach sipping a drink.
 
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 has approved Jason Holder as a replacement for Obed McCoy in the West Indies squad.

All-rounder Holder, who has played 199 international matches including 27 T20Is, was named as a replacement after McCoy was ruled out due to a leg injury. Holder was a reserve as per the allowance for teams to travel with extra players in view of COVID-19 quarantine requirements.

The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.
 
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WI players are mostly past their best and to many passengers currently, they will need to start rebuilding again.
 
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today announced that allrounder Jason Holder has been named as the replacement for left-arm fast bowler Obed McCoy in the 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

McCoy was ruled out of the ICC tournament due to a right shin injury. He played the opening match against England last Saturday but missed the second match against South Africa on Tuesday.

The change to the West Indies squad has been approved by the ICC tournament’s technical committee. Holder is already in the UAE as a travelling reserve and is therefore quickly available for selection for the third Super 12 match against Bangladesh at the Sharjah Stadium on Friday.

Roger Harper, CWI’s Lead Men’s Selector said: “Jason Holder has been in the UAE for a while now and will fit quite well into the team unit. He is an experienced and knowledgeable cricketer who we know will be eager and excited to grab the opportunity.”

Harper said: “McCoy did really well in the T20Is earlier this year and adapted well in the opening match against England. He was a key member of the bowling unit and it’s unfortunate he won’t be able to take any further part in the tournament. We wish him a speedy recovery and hope to see him back on the field ready to go again in the near future.”
 
No real fight in this Windies team - do not deserve to defend their title.
 
Get rid of the dead wood.

Too many players who are past their best and need to be moved on.

Get the youngsters in and give them opportunities to shine instead of going back to players who have no place now in international cricket.
 
Worst T20 World Cup performance from a West Indies side ever.

The oldies need to go. West Indies are better than this.
 
If this squad goes to the T20 WC next year in Aus, they'll most likely have been the team to beat and would have been cruising to the final.

The pitches in Aus would suit the squad to perfection.

In the UAE, they were always going to fail because it is very, very difficult to hit sixes on these sluggish wickets.

Most of the guys will retire before the next WC, but I'd suggest them to hold on and see how their form is by the middle of next year.
 
Lost by 8 wickets v Australia
Lost by 20 runs v Sri Lanka
Won by 3 runs v Bangladesh
Lost by 8 wickets to South Africa
Lost by 6 wickets to England

Absolute rubbish.
 
Today's defeat also means that West Indies and Sri Lanka will play Round 1 of next year's WC, while Bangladesh and Afghanistan make it directly to super 12.

The ranking cut off is right at the end of this tournament.

Bangladesh have hugely benefited by those two home series wins against Australia and New Zelaland to get a ranking boost, despite being pathetic in this WC.
 
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