West Indies captain Jason Holder on Monday praised star batsmen Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels for making themselves available for the upcoming 2019 World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe. The two-time World Cup winners failed to automatically reach next year’s tournament in England and Wales after slipping outside the top eight in the world one-day international rankings, leaving them to fight it out with cricket’s lesser names for one of the last two spots. Holder, though, already has one eye on lifting the title next year and becoming only the second three-time world champions. READ | Live cricket score, Vijay Hazare Trophy final, Karnataka vs Saurashtra“We know what is at stake,” he added. The tournament runs from March 4-25, with the two qualifiers to be decided by the end of the Super Six round on March 23.

Source: Hindustan Times February 27, 2018 04:30 UTC