West Indies captain Rovman Powell has emphasised that his staff’s major focus stays on their ongoing five-match sequence in opposition to England and never the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Powell, who took over as captain final February, is decided to proceed the staff’s quest for enchancment after their earlier T20 World Cup qualification setback. Below his management, West Indies has achieved an unbeaten document, profitable their final two sequence in opposition to South Africa and India.
In a latest match in opposition to England at Kensington Oval, West Indies secured a four-wicket victory, taking a major step in direction of profitable the sequence. And on Thursday West Indies prolonged their sequence result in 2-0 following a 10-run victory in Granada. Nevertheless, simply forward of the second sport Powell careworn that the staff is just not fascinated with the World Cup simply but, as there are nonetheless many variables that may influence their journey to the match.
Focus is now on Grenada
Powell said, “Our focus is now on Grenada, attempting to get our mixtures proper. There are nonetheless some areas within the staff which might be of concern, and we’re simply attempting to repair them sequence by sequence, and hopefully in six months’ time once we attain the World Cup, we’re in a great house.”
Within the match in opposition to England, West Indies bowled out their opponents for 171, with Andre Russell, making his return to T20 Worldwide cricket after two years, taking part in a pivotal function with three wickets and an unbeaten 29 runs in a Man-of-the-Match efficiency.
Regardless of the victory, Powell acknowledged that there are areas within the staff’s sport that want enchancment. He highlighted the necessity to management the power-play part extra successfully, because it has been inconsistent in earlier sequence. Powell believes that mastering this side of their sport will give West Indies a bonus.
Good batting type
Since turning into captain, Powell has maintained a great batting type with a median of 44. He expressed his method to captaincy, stating, “I attempt to not be a captain after I’m batting. The function of captain itself is pressuring, so I simply attempt to be a batter first after which no matter comes after comes after.”
In abstract, West Indies, below Powell’s management, is targeted on steady enchancment of their ongoing sequence in opposition to England, with their sights set on addressing weaknesses of their sport as they put together for the T20 World Cup sooner or later. Powell is decided to keep up his batting type whereas main the staff successfully.
