Windies team intimidating, better than 2016 WT20 winners: Bravo

During the last series in Sri Lanka, we had a team meeting, and coach Phil Simmons put the team down, the list, and he put it down in batting order, and he had my name down at no 9, says Dwayne Bravo

Dwayne Bravo with skipper Kieron Pollard (photo: ICC)
Dwayne Bravo with skipper Kieron Pollard. He loves to win (Pollard). That's the most important thing, and as a captain, he'll do anything to win, in the right way and the right spirit, and he's very determined to win, to make a difference, says Bravo
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4 min read Last Updated : May 07 2020 | 3:50 PM IST
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has said that the team is better than the 2016 squad which won the T20 World Champions.
 
Bravo also spoke about the strength in depth and stated a number of power-hitters in the line-up make West Indies a very dangerous prospect to come up against in the shortest format.
 
"In the last series in Sri Lanka, we had a team meeting, and coach Phil (Simmons) put the team down, the list, and he put it down in batting order, and he had my name down at No. 9," cricket website ESPNcricinfo quoted Bravo.
 
"And I said to the guys, I said listen, I don't think I was ever involved in a T20 team when I am down to bat at No. 9,” he added.
 
"I'm just in awe of our batting line-up, and I said to the guys, I said listen, I think this team is actually better than our World-Cup-winning team, and that is no joke, because at the end of the day, you have batting all the way down to No. 10," he added further.
 
Bravo’s role in current West Indies team
 
Bravo, who returned from international T20 retirement in December last year to strengthen West Indies' title defence, said the batting resources of this "intimidating" team has reduced his role to a specialist bowler.

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Topics :ICC T20 World Cup 2020Windies cricket teamDwayne BravoKieron Pollard

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