West Indies could win a game from nowhere\, says Bairstow

West Indies could win a game from nowhere, says Bairstow

ANI  |  Cricket 

England wicket-keeper batsman admitted that many teams are capable of winning the forthcoming International Council (ICC) Men's World Cup, however, praised the West Indies' ability to win the game from nowhere.

All England players are expected to fly back home by the end of the month to take part in a busy period of preparations, which means the players currently playing the ongoing (IPL) will put an end to their contribution to this season's league.

"We get back after the Chennai game on April 23. Then we've got camp. We then play in the five-ODI series and then we've got two warm-up matches in which we play and And then we go into the World Cup," he said.

"It's a lot of leading into And then we've got five Ashes Tests after that," he added.

Bairstow, who is playing for Sunrisers in the IPL, has amassed 365 runs in eight innings and will aim to deliver the same kind of performance in the quadrennial tournament.

Even though Bairstow will miss the remainder of the league, the 29-year old has expressed his desire to perform well in his remaining games to give a chance to reach the playoffs.

"So far it has gone well. To be in the top five leading run scorers... it is really very pleasing. Hopefully I can finish on a high in the next two games as well and we could be in the position to make the play-offs by the time I leave," he said.

England will begin their World Cup campaign against at The Oval on 30 May.

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First Published: Sat, April 20 2019. 21:26 IST