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Legendary fast-bowler Curtly Ambrose believes the Rovman Powell-led co-hosts West Indies have sufficient expertise to win an unmatched third ICC Males’s T20 World Cup title when the competitors begins from June 1. West Indies have received the Males’s T20 World Cup twice in 2012 and 2016 respectively. However they’ve had an underwhelming run within the final two editions of the showpiece occasion. In 2021, Kieron Pollard-led West Indies did not enter the knockouts after successful only one recreation within the group section.
A 12 months later, below Nicholas Pooran’s management in Australia, they could not enter the Tremendous ten stage. West Indies additionally missed out on qualifying for the 2023 Males’s ODI World Cup in India after failing to be the highest two groups within the qualifying match in Zimbabwe.
However in T20Is, West Indies current type has been encouraging, by registering sequence wins over South Africa, India, and England within the final 14 months at house. “We now have a really, excellent group. As we communicate they (West Indies gamers) are in Antigua at a camp making ready themselves for the beginning of the T20 World Cup which is a few weeks away.
“I imagine as soon as the blokes begin enjoying constant cricket and sensible cricket, I imagine we will take the trophy. It’s not going to be simple, however we’re considered one of solely two nations to have received it twice so we’re going to attempt to make it three. And no different nation has ever received it on house soil, so all that’s motivation for the blokes to do nicely and I hope they will do it,” Ambrose was quoted as saying by ICC on the launch of the Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium in New York earlier this week.
The West Indies are positioned in Group C of the 2024 Males’s T20 World Cup and face Papua New Guinea of their opening match in Guyana on June 2, earlier than enjoying towards Uganda, New Zealand and Afghanistan in remainder of their group stage video games.
Ambrose added that he expects to see some upsets on the upcoming Males’s T20 World Cup as a result of wealth of proficient gamers on the disposal of each group. “I like a number of cricketers (on the T20 World Cup) and I’m wanting ahead to them doing nicely. As a proud Antiguan and being from the West Indies, I would like the West Indies to win.”
“It’s not going to be simple as a result of in T20 cricket each group has an equal probability of beating another group and that’s simply the character of T20 cricket. It’ll be thrilling, however I’m going to be rooting for the West Indies.”
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