moreWest Indies Head Coach Ottis Gibson has started to put the systems in place for the team’s participation in next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup. Following the rescheduling of the One Day Series against Sri Lanka, Gibson said this presents an opportunity to look towards the “grand event” which will commence in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India in February.
The Windies will return home in the coming days. They will return to Sri Lanka in late January for the ODI Series, which is part of the ICC’s Future Tours Programme. After that they will remain in Sri Lanka for two official warm-up matches and from there go straight into the Cricket World Cup.
Speaking on Friday, Gibson outlined the programme: “That series will now represent an integral part of our preparation and build-up to the World Cup. We will be back here to play some international games before the World Cup and then we will have two World Cup warm-up games so that will be a key period,” the former West Indies allrounder said.
“The intention will be to get the team together soon after we complete the Caribbean T20 and get everything in place for the return to Sri Lanka. We will look to plan well. The attention we paid to detail in the Test Series shows that once we plan well we can deliver at this level.”
Gibson added: “Every cricketer wants to play in the World Cup and everyone is eagerly looking forward to the tournament. The West Indies won the World Cup twice, and reached the final on the third occasion, so hopefully we can come and put on a good showing for our fans and our supporters.”
Gibson looks ahead to the return to Sri Lanka & WC
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BallOil
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The rain saved Sri lanka in the test series, I'm sure the Lankans are so happy that not a ball bowled in the ODI's, now Gibson is returning in late January, giving the Lankans cold sweat now.
Worst yet
Worst yet
he's going to win the world cup for the third time now.Indies won the World Cup twice,