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T20 World Cup 2021: West Indies Squad, Schedule, Date, Time, And Venue

T20 World Cup, West Indies
T20 World Cup, West Indies

T20 World Cup 2021: West Indies Squad, Schedule, Date, Time, And Venue. The much-awaited T20 World Cup tournament is all set to commence from 17 October 2021. The marquee event will be played in OMAN and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Notably, the final of the tournament will take place in UAE on 14 November 2021. The defending champions West Indies will once again be favorites to win the championship.

Team West Indies is placed in the Group 1 of the tournament which is also called a group of death, considering the big teams filled in the group. Group 1 contains West Indies, Australia, England, and South Africa.

Notably, the matches in this group are expected to be a nail-biting encounter, two-time champions West Indies once again are expected to show their dominance in the shorter format of the game.

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They have power hitters like Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Evin Lewis, etc. Also, their bowling unit is showing continuous improvements.

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West Indies Team (Image Credit: Twitter)

Team West Indies were not having great performance previously, However recently they have gained a sensational form and looking like a dominating force once again under the captaincy of Kieron Pollard. They will be the biggest threat for every team present in the T20 World.

Meanwhile, West Indies has been the most successful team in the T20 World Cup. As they have already won 2 trophies. One in 2012 by defeating Sri Lanka by 36 runs, and the other in 2016 defeating England by 4 wickets. They will commence their tournament facing South Africa and will have an eye on lifting their 3rd T20 World Cup trophy in 2021.

Predicted West Indies Squad For T20 World Cup 2021:

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West Indies Cricket won the 2016 ICC T20 World Cup. Credits: Twitter

West Indies Predicted Squad For T20 World Cup 2021: Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Hayden Walsh, Akeal Hosein, Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Fletcher, Kevin Sinclair.

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A complete schedule of Team West Indies for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021:

October 23, 2021: vs England, Dubai (07:30 PM IST)

October 26, 2021: vs South Africa, Dubai (03:30 PM IST)

October 29, 2021: vs Qualifier (B2), Sharjah (03:30 PM IST)

November 4, 2021: vs Qualifier (A1), Abu Dhabi (07:30 PM IST)

November 6, 2021: vs Australia, Abu Dhabi (03:30 PM IST)

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