Play Smith and drop Samuels., Samuels has been a failure in this tournment , Excluding his century against Zimbabwe and his batting average would be revealing
What nonsense about Smith scoring a century against New Zealand and dropping Samuels for Smith. Smith has been a total failure in this world cup even against the likes of Zimbabwe and the UAE so how can he then score a century against New Zealand? Smith should be benched in this match.
New Zealand have a very potent bowling attack. And the West Indies’ batting will have to be at their very best, if they are to be successful. All the batsmen who haven’t done too well so far, Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, etc., they will have to put their hands up. There are enough runs to be found in this batting order. This quarter-final is a big opportunity for them to shine.
If he is fit enough to play, Chris Gayle will not want to miss on this quarter-final and he is a big-game player. Looking at his past record and what he has achieved so far, there is no doubt he can have a huge impact. But the one to watch out for will be Marlon Samuels. He is a class player and I have faith in his abilities. In such important situations he comes up with the goods.