West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has urged his team to follow England’s example over the next four years after the Caribbean side’s 2019 World Cup campaign came to an end on Thursday (July 4).
West Indies managed to beat Afghanistan by 23 runs in their last game but that was their only second win in this tournament. They got the better of Pakistan in their first encounter but then lost six games while their match against South Africa was washed out.
“There is disappointment in the changing rooms at not making the final four but we’re thankful for the good performances,” said Brathwaite, who took 4 for 63 against Afghanistan at Headingley.
“Sheldon Cottrell had a fantastic tournament and at times like these it’s easy to let those things go missing. But as a team we came together, we highlighted the guys that we thought had good performances and the guys that didn’t will take the lessons and come back from it so we can start to win bilateral series leading up to the next World Cup.
“As a team, we need to regroup. We have some time off, some aching bodies will get time to recuperate and then it’s about finding ways and combinations to compete and win series.
“Hopefully we can take that winning mentality into the next World Cup. If you look at 2015 and what England did after the World Cup, they have built straight up to the 2019 World Cup and it’s paying dividends.
“I don’t know off the field what the plans are for the 2023 World Cup but I think it’s something we need to look at and build towards that.”
