West Indies cricket was at all time high at the time of first world cup in 1975 and is now at all time low - that is the state of wonderful Windies in cricket. This team of small nations in Latin America produced legendary cricketers like Gary Sobers, Clyve Lloyd, Rohan Kanhai, Vivian Richards, Malcom Marshall, Joel Garner, Ambrose and Walsh.......   2011 Cricket world cup – West Indies team analysis:  Current ICC one day Ranking: 8  Coach:  Captain: Darren Sammy  Crucial players: Kieron Pollard, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo & Kemar Roach  Missing players: Jerome Taylor, Denesh Ramdin, Tino Best, Lionel Baker  Group B: West Indies, India, England, South Africa, Bangladesh, Ireland & Natherlands  Qualification: Directly qualified basing on ICC oneday team ranking  World cup history: Won world cup in 1975 & 1979 but lost to India in 1983. Nothing to say after that. West Indies hosted world cup in 2007.   West Indies team for 2011 Cricket World Cup:   S.NoCricketer NameAgeRankCity/Nation      Batsmen:        1.Chris Gayle    2.Devon Smith    3.Ramnaresh Sarwan   Guyana 4.Shivnarine Chanderpaul    5.Adrian Barath               All-rounders:        1.Kieron Pollard    2.    3. Andre Russell    4. Darren Sammy   St Lucia       Wicket-Keepers:        1.Carlton Baugh    2. Darren Bravo          Bowlers:        1.Kemar Roach    2.Ravi Rampaul    3.Sulieman Benn    4.Nikita Miller    5. Devendra Bishoo   Guyana         Schedule of West Indies world cup matches:  1. February 24: Vs South Africa at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi  2. Febraury 28: Vs Netherlands at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi  3. March 4: Vs Bangladesh in Dhaka - most crucial match.  4. March 11: Vs Ireland at PCA stadium in Mohali  5. March 17: Vs England  at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai  6. March 20: Vs India at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.   Strengths: Chris Gayle & Kieron Pollard. They need to play special innings against top teams.  Weaknesses: Inconsistent batting & bowling   Our rating for West Indies team: 6.5/10   Our prediction for West Indies in 2011 World Cup:  Tough fight with Bangladesh for fourth place. It may exit either from group stage or quarter-finals. But, players like Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard can change the course of match in just 5-10 overs which may play crucial role in knock-out matches. They do not have enough fire power in bowling to trouble top teams.   Please share your views on West Indies cricket team.   … [Read more...]