The race to become the first ODI team to 500 has started in earnest – and Shai Hope believes West Indies have the firepower to come out on top.바카라 웹사이트
A centurion in their final warm-up game against New Zealand, the in-form Hope spearheaded West Indies’ mammoth total of 421 in Bristol – their highest-ever score in the limited-overs format.바카라 웹사이트
With T20 star Andre Russell,바카라 웹사이트who smashed 54 off just 25 balls at the County Ground,바카라 웹사이트and the likes of Chris Gayle and Shimron Hetmyer also in their ranks, Jason Holder라이브 바카라 side perfectly poised to go even bigger in the coming years.바카라 웹사이트
ICC Men라이브 바카라 Cricket World Cup 2019 hosts England, current record holders having blasted 481 against Australia at Trent Bridge last year, are also on the hunt for the milestone total – but Hope believes his teammates have what it takes to trouble the history books.바카라 웹사이트
“It is definitely a goal we can try to achieve at some point,” he said.바카라 웹사이트
“Definitely it would be great to be the first team to cross that 500 mark and I am sure we have the batting firepower to do it.”
With three tons and two half-centuries under his belt since March, Hope, 25, finds himself in fine fettle heading into this week라이브 바카라 curtain raiser.
Key to that sharp upturn in fortunes has been a change in mindset that has allowed the wicket-keeper batsman the flexibility to adapt to any environment in which he finds himself.
“I would say my mindset has changed slightly,” he added. “I haven’t really changed too much in terms of my preparation, how I go about things.바카라 웹사이트
“But, as I said it is about adapting to the style of play, the style of cricket in these times and finding ways to score runs, finding ways to be as consistent as I can be.”
Ranked바카라 웹사이트eighth in the world heading into their tournament opener against Pakistan on Friday, West Indies start as outsiders to lift the World Cup.바카라 웹사이트
But in Russell, Holder라이브 바카라 men have one of limited-overs cricket라이브 바카라 true match-winners – something that is not lost on his teammate.바카라 웹사이트
“He (Russell) is just incredible - a freak of nature really,” Hope said. “I don’t really know what to say about Russ, he just hits it and once he hits it, it goes for six.바카라 웹사이트
“He is a pleasure to be on the same team as him, I can tell you that.바카라 웹사이트
“If you are on the field you are not sure what you are going to bowl at him. It is just nice to enjoy from the inside!”
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