World Cup Series -- Team West Indies

Will the West Indies bring back the cup they used to dominate when the tournament started in the 70's? Is Lara capable enough to add the elusive world cup to his stupendous list of achievements? Does the present team have enough firepower to win this edition of the world cup? Home advantage always plays a great role in converting a formidable team into a unbeatable one and this Windies team would be greatly benefited by the support of the crowds. With a good combination of slow, medium & fast bowling options, this team has the personnel to make it to the semifinals of the tournament.

Strengths:
1) Home conditions
2) Bowling options
3) An improved fielding

Weaknesses:
1) Over dependence on Lara & Gayle
2) A weak middle order
3) Lack of a genuine strike bowler in the class of McGrath or Bond

Position after Super 8 stage:
3(Three)

The squad:

Brian Lara (Captain), Ian Bradshaw, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Corey Collymore, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Daren Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Lendl Simmons, Devon Smith, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor