All-round Windies are as good as any top team – Bravo

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Familiar conditions and an  abundance of all-rounders make West Indies as good as any other  top team chasing World Cup glory, vice-captain Dwayne Bravo said  today.
The class of 2011 is a pale shadow of the West Indian side  that won the first two World Cups but Bravo insisted they stood  good chance this time around.
“The conditions are similar as compared to what we have back  in West Indies. I think that is the advantage we have,” Bravo  told reporters.
“We have also got (several) all-rounders in our team. I  think this is going to be very important in the sub-continent  where all-round abilities will be playing a big part.”

Dwayne Bravo
Dwayne Bravo

West Indies begin their Group B campaign against South  Africa on Thursday and according to Bravo, even if half the  all-rounders hit form, that would be enough to win any match.
“We have our captain Darren Sammy, (Kieron) Pollard, myself  and Chris Gayle and they are all top quality all-rounders,” he  said.
“I think on any given day, if two of us out of the four have  a good game, West Indies will be in a good position to win.
“I think our chances are just as good as any other team in  the World Cup. We have prepared very hard and prepared well. We  have come in this tournament full of confidence.”