Clive Lloyd urges West Indies to excel in ODIs ? Cricket News Update
West Indies great Clive Lloyd, on Saturday urged Darren Sammy and men to rub off their impressive T20 form on the longer formats of game too.
The Darren Sammy led Caribbean contingent last Sunday lifted the ICC World T20 trophy in Sri Lanka, after thrashing the hosts by 36 runs in the tournament final, and former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd said they should now aim for the next level by targeting the top ODI ranking.
"The win suggests that we can be a good ODI outfit. This is the start, the impetus that we needed to excel in the longer version," he told?Daily News and Analysis.
The Jamaican duo of Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels were the major contributors with the bat, while Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo complemented the explosive top order well in the middle, during West Indies triumph in Sri Lanka.
Prior to the tournament, it was being anticipated that bowling could be West Indies? weak link, but spinners Sunil Narine and Samuel Badree did wonders with the ball, while Ravi Rampaul beautifully dismantled the opposition top-orders in almost every game.
Lloyd, the 68-year-old former Windies skipper who led them to World Cup wins in 1975 and 1979, said that the current Caribbean contingent is close to being a quite balanced squad.
"Out of the 15 big hitters in the world, six belong to our team. They?re all phenomenal strikers. Apart from Chris Gayle, we have [Marlon] Samuels who's growing in confidence in both Tests and ODIs," said the veteran left-handed batsman, who played 110 Tests and 87 One day Internationals for West Indies between 1966 and 1985.
?We have a couple of good spinners and decent fast bowlers, basically an attack that can dislodge any opponent," he added further.
Lloyd also had a word of praise for the incumbent skipper Darren Sammy, who has ably gelled the side together.
"They are gelling together.?Nothing seems to faze them. And they're showing purpose. You have got to give credit to the captain," insisted Lloyd, who led the Windies in 74 Tests winning 36 and losing only 12.
Source: http://blogs.bettor.com/Clive-Lloyd-urges-West-Indies-to-excel-in-ODIs-Cricket-News-Update-a194559
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