The West Indies face the litmus test of 2023 ICC World Cup qualification as they will play World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe starting on June 18. The Windies are placed alongside Nepal, the Netherlands, the USA and Zimbabwe in Pool A.
Pool B has teams like Sri Lanka, Ireland, Oman, Scotland, and the United Arab Emirates, making this a 10-team qualifier. One team from each pool will qualify to make the 2023 ICC World Cup a 10-team event.
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West Indies failed to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup last year. They lost to Ireland and Scotland to withdraw from the tournament. Given their recent record in qualifying matches, carl hooper you have reason to worry. The West Indies already trail Ireland and Afghanistan in the ICC ODI rankings and he said things could get worse if the team fails to qualify for the World Cup.
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I never thought I would live to see this day: Carl Hooper, West Indies assistant coach
“The position has not changed. The point is can we go lower than this? Yes, we can go lower than this and if we don’t qualify, we go one step lower. I never thought I would live to see the day the West Indies try to qualify for the major tournaments. I sat in Australia and we fought to get past him in T20 and here we are in Zimbabwe. Hooper said ahead of the ODI World Cup qualifier in Harare.
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“No disrespect to the other teams, but we are playing the USA, Nepal and Scotland. Even Afghanistan is ahead of us and Bangladesh has been ahead of us. So this is distressing, can we go lower? Yes, we can go further down. This game keeps reminding you that until you start doing things right, you can go further down. Like I said before, I never thought I would live to see this day, but here I am in Zimbabwe, starting a match on Sunday. We have to try to beat the US.” further added.
After the West Indies were knocked out of the T20 World Cup last year, the team saw changes to their support and leadership staff. Phil Simmons stepped down as manager, while Nicholas Pooran stepped down as skipper of the white ball. Qualifying for the ODI World Cup will be the first step in reviving ODI cricket in the country.
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