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Harper: Windies not favourites but have ‘a good shot’


Chief selector Roger Harper believes West Indies still have “a good shot” at winning this October’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, even though their recent form has seen them slump in the international rankings.

West Indies are the lowest ranked of all the major Test-playing nations at tenth in the rankings, only above the likes of minnows Zimbabwe, Ireland and Scotland.

Inside the last two years, the reigning T20 world champions have won just two of nine series and won just eight of 26 matches.

“We have to be realistic here. We are the defending champions, yes, but at the same time we are not the number one ranked team in the world so that in itself tells us what has transpired since we won that last World Cup,” Harper said.

West Indies … have a good shot at winning the T20 World Cup.