Royston Crandon backing West Indies to win ICC T20 World Cup

Former Guyana and West Indies batsman Royston Crandon is projecting a win for the West Indies at the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup tournament, which is set to begin on Sunday in Dubai.
West Indies, the defending champions, will open their campaign against their nemesis England on October 23rd, and Crandon, the former hard-hitting batsman who represented the West Indies in a solitary one-day international against India in South Africa in 2009, believes the West Indies are capable of reclaiming the championship.
Iterating the importance of consistency in both departments of the game at this mega-event, Crandon has said, “I [am] absolutely confident West Indies can be the victorious side at this World Cup. I think they are capable of retaining the title as well, because they have got a good team to do it,” Crandon mentioned.
Questioned on the composition of the side, which is loaded with T20 specialists, Crandon declared that the side has the firepower to make headlines in Dubai.
“Yes, obviously, the team is well-balanced and they have a lot of experienced T20 players, and that will give them a psychological boost to come out on top; it is just a matter of positive cricket,”
Crandon, who had also been a a versatile all-rounder during his representation for Guyana, related.
West Indies will certainly bank on their ‘Big-Name’ players to make an impression in their Group 1 contests. This group consists of Australia and South Africa as the other heavyweights.
“West Indies have some quality players who might be under pressure because they are defending champions, and many fans would want to see them lifting the trophy again, but this version really suits West Indies, and I am very optimistic they will give 100 percent efforts,” the right-handed Crandon commented.
The Caribbean unit will be led by pugnacious middle-order batsman Kieran Pollard, and he will have his Trinidadian compatriot Nicolas Pooran as his deputy. Pooran is also a belligerent, world-class T20 batsman, and expectation is high he can be a dominant batsman. Other high-profile players like Andre Russell, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Shimron Hetmyer are fascinating T20 athletes too, and the cricketing fraternity will be anxious to view some scintillating displays from them.
The final is slated for November 14.