After India cruised to victory in the Test series and in the
aftermath of the Caribbean squad´s latest round of blood-letting, the
sides head for the sport´s newest outpost, the Central Broward Regional
Park, the only purpose-built cricket stadium in the US.
Six matches in the recent franchise-based Caribbean Premier League
were played at the $10 million arena while the first full international
matches, two Twenty20 games between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, were
staged there in 2010.
Saturday and Sunday´s back-to-back fixtures come at a crucial time for the West Indies.
They may be the reigning world champions in the format having
triumphed in India earlier this year, but that didn´t save Darren
Sammy´s job as skipper.
He was sacked in what he claimed was a "30-second phone call" and
replaced by Brathwaite who etched his name into West Indies cricket
folklore by smashing four sixes in the final over against England to win
this year´s World T20 final in Mumbai.
"I think a team like this will be pretty easy to lead, from the point
of view that the dressing room is a fun place to be," said Brathwaite.
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