00:00The West Indies are grouped alongside Bangladesh, England, Scotland and South Africa at the
00:04ICC Women's T20 World Cup in the UAE. The ladies in maroon play their opener on October
00:094th against the Proteas in Dubai. International cricket commentator Ian Bishop says it's time
00:14the other players take responsibility instead of relying solely on the big names which includes
00:19the skipper.
00:20Well I want to see an improved performance in terms of contributions from people other
00:27than the normal outstanding two now that Deandra Dutton is back to join Hayley Matthews
00:33and hopefully if that comes about you'll see the bowlers come into play and they'll give
00:38a good account of themselves.
00:40At the same time, the unassuming cricket guru believes the key players must also play a
00:44big role if the Windies are to reach the semis. After all, the Windies relied heavily on them
00:49when they attained glory at the 2016 edition in India.
00:52First of all, the women's game is getting stronger across all quarters. So England obviously,
00:58South Africa are going to be strong but you can't write off teams like Scotland. So I
01:03think for a long time Hayley Matthews has carried the burden of the West Indies batting.
01:08Deandra Dutton has put herself out of contention for a while but she's back so again we look
01:12to those two with bat and ball and in the field to carry this West Indies team.
01:17The man who troubled batsmen with Red Cherry in hand in his heyday has picked his favourite
01:22for the title. And his choice should come as no surprise since that team has won the
01:27T20 World Cup 6 out of 8 times.
01:29Well I would look beyond Australia, their defending champs and they continue to have
01:34one of the best franchise leagues for women across the globe. India now have their franchise
01:40league going so I suspect that we'll see an improved performance from them although they
01:45went deep last time in South Africa. And then we're looking at England. So I would
01:52bank sort of, if I'm not going to say the West Indies, I'm going to try to be neutral,
01:57I'd say Australia, India and England are going to be three of the top teams.
02:01Just for the record, Group A consists of Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
02:07Vinod Nawal, Natives Export.
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