Kingston, 12 Feb 2011: Preview of West Indies

Predicted win odds: 40%

The West Indies were the initial kings of World Cup cricket after taking out the 1975 and 1979 cups. Its been a long wait since then. In 2007 as hosts, they bowed out in the Super 8’s tamely as Brian Lara retired. Their World Cup win-loss record is 35-21, with 1 No Result. Darren Sammy captains the team and former paceman Ottis Gibson is the coach. Chris Gayle, and Darren Bravo hold the key to Windies success. Batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan and wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin - who were both not named in the recently-cancelled One-Day International series in Sri Lanka, are named in the squad.

Strengths: Gayle, Sarwan, Chanderpaul and Bravo provide a good batting combination on paper if they click. Kemar Roach could be handful earlier on.

Weaknesses: A lack of recent form continues to hinder the winners of the first two tournaments. Lack of genuine spinners, and luck lustre fielding continues to be a blight on the success of the West Indies in these tough conditions.

West Indies: Lionel Baker, Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh Jr, Sulieman Benn, Dave Bernard Jr, Tino Best, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Shiv Chanderpaul, Kirk Edwards, Chris Gayle, Ryan Hinds, Jason Holder, Anthony Martin, Nikita Miller, Nelon Pascal, Kieron Pollard, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Gavin Tonge, Devon Thomas

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