Richardson promises 'exciting brand of cricket'

by Deep Dey Wed 05 Oct 2011, 8:01 pm

West Indies will produce an exciting brand of cricket on their tour of Bangladesh, team manager Richie Richardson has said.
"Bangladesh can be a tough side especially playing at home in favourable
conditions," Richardson said
"They are a force to be reckoned with and have some good players in
their team. But we believe we can beat them. Our players are in good
form and we are really looking forward to the upcoming series. I believe
you will see an exciting brand of cricket from the West Indies team
over the coming weeks.

"We expect a very competitive tour here in Bangladesh. We don't expect
it to be easy, but we know we have the players with the skills to come
here and be successful and beat Bangladesh. We have done our homework.
We will be ready for whatever combinations we come up against, be it
spin or seam or pace."

Bangladesh beat a depleted West Indies side the last time the two teams
played a Test series, in 2009. It was a historic series win for
Bangladesh - their first overseas. West Indies were missing several of
their senior players due to a stand-off with their cricket board.

"That result was uplifting for us," Richardson said. "When we arrived in
Dhaka there was a lot of hype for that match and to win the way we did,
dismissing Bangladesh in double figures, was a huge boost for the team.
We played exceptionally well and that is the way we would like to play
every game. We will draw on performances like that as we look to quickly
get acclimatised to the foreign conditions.

"We have some good young cricketers in our squad as well as some
experienced players who have done well for the West Indies over the
years so this tour is a good opportunity for them to demonstrate their
skills in the coming matches."