Seems that way! According to the latest ICC rankings, the West Indies Women Cricket Team is now ranking higher than the Men’s Cricket team in points.
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The West Indies take on India on Saturday at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in the opening T20 before returning to the venue for the second match on Sunday.
“Well, as far as the facilities are concerned it as good as what you will get anywhere in the world”. Also, what we have to see is it is a new venture when it comes to the United States of America and cricket. Modern day cricket is about adapting to the conditions, and I feel that he has been really good. It is a wonderful initiative to play in the US and it is going to be a sell-out. “In terms of the quality that we are going to encounter, we are aware of that”.
Newly-appointed captain Carlos Brathwaite leads a powerful West Indies team against India in two T20 Internationals in South Florida beginning today. India and West Indies met in the semifinal of World T20 which the Caribbean side won and knocked India out of the tournament.
PCB released the schedule of the contest against the West Indies in the UAE which includes three Twenty20 Internationals, and an equal number of One-Day Internationals and Test matches to be played in the months of September and October. Led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India will have extra motivation for wanting to claim victory this weekend.
Two-time champions West Indies, meanwhile, can leapfrog second-ranked India in the T20I team rankings with a 2-0 win on American shores.
The last time the two teams fought each other, India went down to the Windies in the semi-finals of the world T20 held in India in March.
The shortest format of the game is a familiar territory for numerous senior cricketers in the side.
“I think his (Brathwaite’s) main mindset is that we have to continue where Sammy left us and the good work that Sammy did in this position”, Simmons said.
The back-to-back fixtures would also be the flawless recipe for the cricket followers not only in India, but also the expats in the US. Few other worldwide teams have already played here, also not to forget that some of the T20 leagues have happened.
If there was any nervousness ahead of his first match as captain of the national team, Carlos Brathwaite did a great job of hiding it as he spoke to the media.
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It was a good vote of confidence speaking to Sammy, then I saw him at a charity event, saw some of the senior guys as well, all have been telling me positive things. The 28-year-old Bajan enjoyed his best moments during the World T20 final against England earlier this year.
