DUBAI: Daren Sammy, a former captain of the West Indies, feels that the Nicholas Pooran-led team at the 2018 T20 World Cup in Australia will provide "something special." The two-time T20 World Cup champions West Indies must advance past the opening round of the competition in order to reach the Super 12 stage.

"Nicholas Pooran, with whom I recently spoke, believes the lads are coming along nicely. We have so much ability on this team, so I have a great feeling about it. As usual, there are batters. Kyle Mayers is such a gifted player who timing the ball beautifully, and we are aware that Nicholas can win games " The fact that we have bowlers who can get wickets this time around is a plus. Last time, we were unsure of where our wickets would come from; this time, we are. It's about fine-tuning and obtaining the correct combinations because you can rely on Akeal Hosein, who is ranked among the top 10 in the world, and Odean Smith, who keeps getting better.

Prior to the West Indies' opening match against Scotland on October 17 in Hobart, Sammy said in his blog for the International Cricket Council (ICC), "I would never write off the West Indies and I have a funny feeling that something extraordinary is going to happen in Australia."

West Indies have been far from their dominant selves in the game's shortest format in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup. Before falling 2-0 to Australia, they lost at home to India and New Zealand.

Moreover, before their warm-up match against the Netherlands was called off due to weather, they nonetheless managed to defeat the UAE by 17 runs. Sammy, the captain of West Indies' victories in the T20 World Cup in 2012 and 2016, recounted a conversation he had with former all-rounder Dwayne Bravo about leaving a lasting legacy for the team in T20 Internationals.

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