Red Force must play hard – Williams
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Despite boasting a star-studded line-up for the upcoming Regional Super50, head coach Kelvin Williams has warned Trinidad and Tobago Red Force against complacency as they chase their first title in three years.
Red Force will be led by former Test captain Denesh Ramdin and includes the likes of Dwayne Bravo, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine and Lendl Simmons. Already, pundits have installed them as favourites to win the October 3-28 tournament.
However, Williams warned it was still important for the side not to take success for granted and play to their true potential.
“We have a very strong team on paper, but as the saying goes you have to play to win it,” he told the Guardian newspaper here.
“It is not just about having a strong team, we need to go out there and play hard and together to bring home the win.”
There were question marks over the fitness of key batsmen Darren Bravo and Jason Mohammed after they picked up injuries in the final of the Caribbean Premier League earlier this month.
Group A of the Super50, comprising Red Force, defending champions Windward Islands Volcanoes, Guyana Jaguars, West Indies B and Canada will be hosted here in Trinidad, while Group B, featuring Barbados Pride, Combined Campuses and Colleges, Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Islands Hurricanes and United States, will be staged in Bridgetown.