Sir Viv - WACA offers Windies big chance

I think the West Indies’ batting order is talented enough to take a chance against such a traditionally inconsistent India bowling attack. While India is comfortably placed in Pool B, West Indies has to make up points for qualification to the next round. However, this is not a must-win game for it by any means. In fact, I don’t want it to think like that, because it will only put undue pressure on it.

If it thinks so, it will lose shape. Instead, it should just go about its business like it would in any normal match, as professionals, and that will help it achieve what it wants to. If it can make it happen, it will be very good for its confidence.

That is the importance of victory in this match against India in Perth. Winning will help boost the morale of this West Indies team by 120 percent and certainly provide it enough confidence to progress far in this tournament.

It is not to undermine what India has achieved in this tournament so far with three back-to-back wins, especially since its tour of Australia didn’t go so well. To be honest, it has really been a long tour Down Under for this side. Its recent results have been good, but overall it has been inconsistent at best despite an abundance of talent in its squad. For this reason alone, I think it will have trouble defending its title.