BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Captain Kieron Pollard believes the just concluded bloc of Twenty20 matches against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan has been fruitful in providing clarity for selectors on the final squad for the T20 World Cup.

In back-to-back series which bowled off in June, the Caribbean side went down 3-2 in five-match series against the Proteas, thrashed Australia 4-1 before losing 1-0 to Pakistan in a four-match series decimated by rain.

And with West Indies arriving at the October 17 to November 14 tournament in the United Arab Emirates and Oman as defending champions, Pollard said valuable knowledge of players gained during the recent series would prove vital.

“I think we have found out exactly what we wanted to find out,” Pollard said.

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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

You learn more from losing than from winning, so Polly now has a great abundance of recent ‘learnings’ to mould the World Cup squad

What the WI fans learned is that they should keep their expectations moderate, being pleasantly surprise is much better than disappointments.

What WI likely learned:

Walsh is good to go
Fletcher will be an adequate reserve/spot starter
Bravo and or Holder can be effective bats in the right situation
McCoy is the most effective pacer
Allen is dynamite
WI are content with the 6-dot-or-out strategy since they have guys who can hit hard right down the order

Gayle will have to get a different parting gift. No place for him and I dare say Fletcher on the starting X1.

In reply to rillo

But both are adequate reserves, no better options