Carlos Brathwaite feels his West Indies teammates must emulate Chris Gayle, "show up and show off" like the 'Universe Boss' if they are to win the ICC World Cup.
Ranked eighth in the world heading into the showpiece event, Jason Holder's promising side sent out a statement of intent in beating 2015 finalists New Zealand by 91 runs in their final warm-up game here Tuesday.
"It would be great if we could create our own legacy. Obviously, Chris has done that in the Test and ODI format, and then is 'Universe Boss' in T20 as well. The young guys like Shai Hope are aspiring to reach the heights that Chris has reached," the 30-year-old was quoted as saying by the ICC.
"If we can win, we can be looked upon in the way that the team of '75 and '79 was looked upon, as heroes of sorts.
"Once we do the things we're supposed to do, often we should go far enough in the tournament.
"It's one of our better chances in the last 40 years or so to win the World Cup, so it's time for us to show up and show off.
"On our day, in semi-finals and finals we have some guys who can win it on their own."
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