West Indies was strong enough to capture its firstmajor cricket trophy in eight years at the World Twenty20, captain Darren Sammysaid on the team's arrival on Colombo on Tuesday.
West Indies hasn't won a major trophy since it surprised atthe 2004 Champions Trophy.
The five specialist batsmen, including hard-hitting ChrisGayle, are capable of setting and chasing big scores, but West Indies' problemhas been restricting other teams.They believe they finally have a bowler withthat ability in Sunil Narine, a spinner and not a fast bowler for which theteam was renowned.
Narine became the player of the Indian Premier League inleading Kolkata Knight Riders to the title with 24 wickets, and will appear inhis first major event for West Indies with high expectations.
Sammy tried to dampen those.
"I think we have 14 potential match-winners,"Sammy said, adding that the three allrounders in the team gives it a lot offlexibility.
Sammy also said his team owed a win for their diehard fans.
"The guys are very very excited about thetournament," he said. "If we play to our true potential I think wecan go all the way."
The team has beaten Australia and New Zealand in a handfulof T20s this year, and opens the tournament against Australia on Sept. 22.