"If We Dont Qualify We Go Lower Than This"- West Indies Assiatant Coach Carl Hooper

West Indies are going through the litmus check of qualifying for the ICC World Cup 2023 as they get to play the World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe ranging from June 18. The Windies are positioned alongside Nepal, Netherlands, USA, and Zimbabwe in Group A.

Group B has groups like Sri Lanka, Eire, Oman Scotland, and UAE making this a 10-team qualifier. One group from every group will qualify to make the ICC World Cup 2023 a 10-team occasion.

West Indies didn’t qualify for the T20 World Cup Tremendous 12 stage final 12 months. They misplaced to Eire and Scotland to bow out of the event. Given their current document in qualifier matches, Carl Hooper has causes to fret about. West Indies are already beneath Eire and Afghanistan within the ICC ODI rankings and he stated that issues may even worsen if the facet doesn’t qualify for the World Cup.

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By no means Thought I Would Dwell To See This Day: Carl Hooper, West Indies Assistant Coach

“The place hasn’t modified. The purpose is can we go decrease than this? Sure, we are able to go decrease than this and if we don’t qualify, we go a step decrease. By no means thought that I’d stay to see the day the place West Indies try to qualify for main tournaments. I sat in Australia, and we struggled to get via it within the T20s and right here we’re in Zimbabwe,” Hooper stated forward of the ODI World Cup qualifier in Harare.

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“No disrespect to the opposite groups, however we’re taking part in towards the likes of the USA, Nepal and Scotland. Even Afghanistan is forward of us, and Bangladesh has gone forward of us. So, that is distressing, and might we go decrease? Sure, we are able to go decrease. This sport continues to remind you that till you begin doing the suitable issues, you possibly can go decrease. As I stated earlier than, I by no means thought I’d stay to see this present day, however right here I’m in Zimbabwe, beginning a sport on Sunday. We’ve received to try to beat the USA,” he additional added.

After West Indies have been eradicated from the T20 World Cup final 12 months, the group noticed modifications to its assist workers and management. Phil Simmons stepped down because the coach whereas Nicholas Pooran stepped down because the white-ball skipper. The ODI World Cup qualification would be the first step in direction of resurrecting ODI cricket within the nation.

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