Coronavirus epidemic has greatly affected the cricket calendar. Many tournaments were canceled or postponed due to this pandemic. But the international cricket resumed with the test series between England and the West Indies. The West Indies won by 4 wickets against England in the first match of this series. With this victory, the West Indies team took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match Test series. Happy with this victory, Windies all-rounder has made a big claim.
West Indies' all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has said that the West Indies team can again rule the world cricket. This was the second time in 20 years that the West Indies team has won a Test match in England. Earlier in 2017, under the leadership of Jason Holder, the Caribbean team defeated the hosts. Carlos Brathwaite has said that even though the West Indies are currently at number seven in the ICC World Test Championship, they can climb up at number one.
Carlos Brathwaite has said, "If I am completely honest, I can see this team as the number one team in the world. The only thing the team has to focus on now is batting. The batsmen of our team need to do exactly the same thing as Jermaine Blackwood – come on the field, look at the pace and put the pressure back on the bowlers. "
Brathwaite said the West Indies batsmen would have to look for big scores. He said, "You must have seen what Steve Smith did in the Ashes series, he basically targeted the bowlers and won the Test for Australia and some of the West Indies batsmen need to do the same. The batsmen should look towards big scores. Then we can really challenge for number one or two in the world and we can compete again on all fronts."