Nicholas Pooran not worried about lack of big names in Windies squad

Nicholas Pooran

Two-time champions West Indies will not have the services of their celebrated names at the T20 World Cup but captain Nicholas Pooran feels the presence of star power doesn't guarantee success in a team sport.

Not many are giving WI a chance with as many as 12 players, who took part in the World Cup 12 months ago, not travelling to Australia. The team will be missing the likes of Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Lendl Simmons who all have retired from international cricket. Andre Russell and Sunil Narine are also not here.

"It should be a balance with experience and younger players. If you look at it, there were a lot of big names when we won those two World Cups, but we also had a lot of big names in the last year's World Cup, as well, and we didn't qualify. To answer that question, it plays a part. I think not only the big names, but experienced players, and it is not about any particular players, but it is about our team performance. Obviously Australia won last year and they didn't have too many big names, but they obviously had a team and that was proven that it was enough for them to win the World Cup," said Pooran ahead of their opener against Scotland on Monday.

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Most of the squad members have not played in Australia, making the challenge tougher for the West Indies. "Yeah, it'll be a challenge. But our guys are confident. We've been here for over two weeks now," Pooran said.

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