Bowling Attack
The West Indies generally play fast bowlers more so than spin bowlers. This is partly because the Caribbean pitches tend to be very hard and fast. The West Indian team at any one time will generally consist of four fast bowlers (as opposed to a mixture of fast and spin bowlers). They have on occasion played spin bowlers however, they tend to be batting All-Rounders. Examples include Gus Logie, Carl Hooper, etc. One famous example of their "four-pronged" pace attack (as it has been dubbed) was during the 1980s when the attack generally included :
- Malcolm Marshall (fast bowler)
- Joel Garner (fast)
- Patrick Patterson (fast) and
- Michael Holding (fast)
Their current attack includes:
- Fidel Edwards (fast)
- Lionel Baker (fast medium)
- Dwayne Bravo (fast medium) and
- Jerome Taylor (fast)
- Kemar Roach (fast)
Read more about this topic: History Of The West Indian Cricket Team
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