Cave HilL, Barbados: West Indies vice-captain Denesh Ramdin has backed his team to make a smooth transition to the 50-over format when they open their campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy starting next month.
Several leading members of the squad have been campaigning in the Indian Premier League over the last six weeks but Ramdin said Thursday he expected no fallout from this.
In fact, he contended that the IPL would be good preparation for the players heading into the Champions Trophy.
"Most of the guys are professional cricketers and they have the ability to make that transition - the Chris Gayles, the Dwayne Bravos, the Kieron Pollards. Those guys - they can sit down and bat and play long innings," Ramdin said prior to a training session at the 3Ws Oval....
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