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| March 3, 2003 | Monday | Zul Hijjah 29, 1423 |
‘Windies will bounce back’
KIMBERLEY, March 2: West Indies team boss Ricky Skerritt was left praying for a miracle to save his team’s campaign on Sunday but insisted that, come what may, there is still life in Caribbean cricket.
After defeats to New Zealand and Sri Lanka and a rained-off game with Bangladesh, the West Indies’ chances are halfway between slim and none.
They have been left hoping that Canada can upset the Kiwis, Sri Lanka see off South Africa and the West Indies themselves beat Kenya here on Tuesday to reach the Super Six.
Skerritt isn’t holding his breath and is already talking like a condemned man.
“Obviously after the loss against Sri Lanka, the boys are not in the best of moods,” Skerritt said, referring to the six-run loss in Cape Town on Friday.
“A number of things resulted in us being where we are. We made too many errors against Kiwis and the loss of two points, because of rain against Bangladesh, means we have no chance.
“If we had those points we’d still have a chance. It’s unfortunate but not unfair. We all knew the rules before we started. But a reserve day is something the organisers may want to look at for next time. If you look at the West Indies’ performances in one-day cricket over the last seven to eight years, there’s been a significant improvement in the last 12 months,” the manager said.—AFP
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