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West Indies are the two-time champions of the ICC World Cup and had won the inaugural edition in 1975 and then in 1979. These titles came on the back of some stupendous performances led by their skipper Clive Lloyd, Sir Viv Richards and the famed pace battery of Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft and Marshall. Since their 1983 finals loss to India, the team is yet to make it to a World Cup final. The long-running feud between the Board and the cricketers has meant that cricket in the Caribbean has suffered and the quality of players coming through the system isn’t yet up-to-the-mark. But hopes do abound for the Windies in the 2019 World Cup and in this article, we discuss three reasons why they have what it takes to upset the apple cart and return to the summit of international cricket. Jason Holder: The Glue that binds the team: - o    When he took over as the youngest-ever Captain of the West Indies team in 2014, Jason Holder was regarded by many as being an accidental ...

The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England & Wales has already generated criticism from many quarters for restricting the scope of the growth of the game to a wider world and for curtailing the participation of the Associate Member nations, at a time when other major team sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup are looking to expand the influence of the game and expand the tournament to include more countries. But for India, the 2019 World Cup would mark the end of many careers and also spark off a new period for this side. So, in this article, I would be attempting to discuss and analyse who are the players who should make the cut in the final squad and who would be missing out. Please do bear in mind that this is mere speculation and does not have any bearing on the final squad that would be chosen by the selectors and that it’s a novice but a passionate cricket fan who is behind this article and not an experienced analyst.  Please do read it and bouquets and brickbats ar...