ICC World cup 2019: 3 reasons why West Indies can win the tournament

West Indies are the two-time champions of the ICC World Cup. Their first title came in the inaugural edition in 1975 and they lifted the second title 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, and Croft.

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 meant that cricket in the Caribbean has suffered and the quality of players coming through the system isn’t yet up-to-the-mark. Though they have lifted the World T20 title, they are a disappointment in ODIs.

But hopes do go around for the Windies in the 2019 World Cup and in this article, we discuss three reasons why they have what it takes to go all the way.

#3 Jason Holder: The glue that binds the team

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 captain of a team in terminal decline.

Since then, through a painstaking process of rebuilding, Holder has shown immense man-management potential and cricketing nous to slowly rebuild the West Indies team. This is despite the absence of many established names such as Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, and Sunil Narine.

The recently-concluded ODI series against England is evidence of how well Holder has done to take this West Indian side to this level with the resources at his disposal. His all-round abilities as a powerful right-hand batsman and his accurate and quick pace bowling make him the team’s focal point.

With recent success under his captaincy, hopes are high in the Carribean camp.