We were never good enough like them- Lara
||CF Correspondent||
Former West Indian captain and legendary batsman Brain Lara believes that they were never good enough to win the World Cup like their predecessors.
While West Indies won opening two World Cups on the back of a golden generation and reached the following final they failed to do reach the final afterwards and Lara remained an integral part on five editions.
Known to the best in business when it comes to batting he failed short every time when it comes of lifting the World Cup from 1992 to 2007.According to Lara it is one of the biggest disappointments of his cricketing career.
‘’West Indies were at their peak at that time. They made it to the final in 1983 too. That itself tells how strong our team was in that era. They had the best bowling attack in the world which won match after match, backed up by a solid batting department,’’ said Lara.
“It hurts when a World Cup approaches. Now that I have crossed 50, I cannot win now. But we have to accept that in our time, West Indies was not the strongest team. We tried, we gave our best shot. We won the Champions Trophy even, but could not win the World Cup,’’ he said.
Lara believes this West Indies side can lift the World Cup this as they have very exciting and talented players in their disposal.
“West Indies now have exciting cricketers. They did well in the T20 format. Now they have to stretch it for 50 overs. Our cricketers are in top form. They have to keep their cool and should try to concentrate for consistency. They should target to reach the semifinals first. Then they take fresh guard.”
