Consistency key for dangerous West Indies at World Cup - Lara


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 09 Apr 2019

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England v West Indies Investec Test Series First Test - Lord's - 18/5/12 Former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara watches the match Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Peter Cziborra/File Photo

MUMBAI (Reuters) - West Indies are replete with match-winners but consistency will be key to their success in English conditions at this year's World Cup, batting great Brian Lara has said.

Teeming with tearaway fast bowlers and aggressive batsmen, West Indies were once considered invincible and won the opening two editions of the World Cup in 1975 and 1979.

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