West Indies may be in the eighth position of the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for One Day Internationals (ODI) but they can disappoint any team on their day. Batsmen like Chris Gayles, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo have sent out the message through their performance in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) that they are here to demoralize bowlers.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2013 is set to kick off on 6 June with India and South Africa taking on each other in the opening match at Cardiff, Wales.
West Indies, who won the title in 2004, will play their first match on 7 June at Kennington Oval against Pakistan.
The tournament, which is considered second in importance only to Cricket World Cup, was introduced in 1998 with South African winning the first title. It features the top eight nations in the ICC One Day International (ODI) rankings. The countries that will participate this year are Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies.
A total number of 15 matches will be played in the tournament which will conclude on 23 June.
Here is Complete List of West Indies Squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and Their Career Statistics in ODI:
Dwayne Bravo (29): He is the captain of the team and is an allrounder - right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-hand batsman. He has scored 2311 runs in 114 innings at an average of 23.82, and has one century and eight half century to his credit. He has also taken 160 wickets from 124 innings at an economy of 5.32.
Denesh Ramdin (28): He is a wicketkeeper cum right-hand batsman. He has scored 1129 runs from 72 innings at an average of 20.52.
Tino Best (31): He is a right-arm fast bowler. He has taken 26 wickets from 20 innings at an economy of 5.15.
Darren Bravo (24): He is a right-hand batsman. He has scored 1440 runs from 53 innings at an average of 32.00. He has scored one century and nine half centuries.
Johnson Charles (24): He is a wicketkeeper cum right-hand batsman. He has scored 401 runs from 15 innings at an average of 26.73.
Chris Gayle (33): He is an allrounder - left-hand batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. He has scored 8442 runs from 237 innings at an average of 38.37, and has scored 20 centuries and 45 half centuries. He has also taken 157 wickets from 182 innings at an economy of 4.73.
Jason Holder (21): He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has taken two wickets from two innings he has played so far.
Sunil Narine (25): He is a right-arm offbreak spinner. He has taken 47 wickets from 28 innings at an economy of 3.87.
Kieron Pollard (26): He is an allrounder - right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-hand batsman. He has scored 1752 runs from 69 innings at an average of 26.95, and has scored three centuries and six half centuries. He has also taken 39 wickets from 51 innings at an economy of 5.45.
Ravi Rampaul (28): He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has taken 88 wickets from 69 innings at an average of 5.06.
Kemar Roach (24): He is a right-arm fast bowler. He has taken 79 wickets from 50 innings at an economy of 5.00.
Darren Sammy (29): He is an allrounder - right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-hand batsman. He has scored 1143 runs from 74 innings at an average of 21.16. He has also taken 69 wickets from 88 innings at an economy of 4.61.
Marlon Samuels (32): He is an allrounder - right-arm offbreak spinner and right-hand batsman. He has scored 3455 runs from 132 innings at an average of 30.84 and has scored four centuries and 22 half centuries. He has also taken 74 wickets from 100 innings at an economy of 4.78.
Ramnaresh Sarwan (32): He is a right-hand batsman. He has scored 5802 runs from 167 innings at an average of 43.29. He has five centuries and 38 half centuries to his credit.
Devon Smith (31): He is a right-hand batsman. He has scored 1044 runs from 41 innings at an average of 26.76. He has scored one century and five half centuries.
