CWC 2019: 3 players who can help the West Indies lift the trophy

#2 Shai Hope

Hope can act as the fulcrum of the West Indian batting line up

He is just 25 years old, but he is already considered a pivotal member of the West Indian batting line-up. Hope’s ability to pick the length early, to transfer his weight on either foot with ease, and to anchor the innings makes him a crucial member of the squad.

Hope has been in scintillating form with the bat in 2019. He has already scored 585 runs from the 10 ODI’s that he has played this year, at an amazing average of 65.00, and a strike rate of 93.90, including 2 hundreds and 3 fifties.

West Indies will be hoping that Hope carries on his form into the World Cup, and acts as the fulcrum of the West Indian batting line-up, and provides a solid platform for the likes of Andre Russell and Nicholas Pooran to cut loose in the final overs.

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#1 Andre Russell

Russell is a complete package on the cricket field.

Andre Russell is the trump card as far as The West Indies is concerned. The big West Indian is a complete package on the field. He can hit those monstrous sixes at will, can bowl tight lengths at good pace, and is brilliant on the field.

And, in the recently-concluded 12th edition of the IPL, Russell was at his pulverising best, smashing a whopping 52 sixes, at a superb strike rate of 204.81.

Russell can provide the much-needed impetus required by the West Indies in the final overs, and if he can get going, he can prove to be the biggest match winner for The West Indies.