'Pressure is always there when you're playing a WC at home' - Powell

West Indies skipper Rovman Powell has recognized the presence of tension for his side given they are playing a World Cup at home. Nonetheless, in front of their last gathering game against Afghanistan at St.Lucia, Powell has additionally uncovered that he is satisfied with the headway West Indies have been making in this configuration over the course of the past year or somewhere in the vicinity. "I think pressure is dependably there, particularly while you're playing a World Cup at home," Powell said. "Pressure is consistently there, however it's for us as people to deal with those tensions. Furthermore, I think for me as skipper, when I began this excursion 12 or 14 months prior, when I took over as commander, we were at eight or nine in the positioning. To see us at number three now on the planet is a satisfying inclination. It shows that myself, yet the players are meeting up and we're ever figuring things out. I've never played in a West Indies group that is positioned number three on the planet. So that for me is something particularly amazing and ideally, just ideally, we can keep on climbing those rankings." With various players from the side getting a valuable chance to play before their home group, it is presently the turn of opener Johnson Charles. The opener has been looking for some structure like most hitters in this competition up to this point however Powell has uncovered that he will be supported to come great. "It's simply an instance of us advising him to be Johnson Charles, be his regular self," Powell said. "In the event that he's a forceful player, we anticipate that he should play forceful. Yet, with that animosity, we know eventually he will fall flat and sooner or later, he will come great. In this way, it's for us now to help him, it's for us now to give him that extra support that he really wants and I think everybody is behind him to come great tomorrow or whenever he gets the open door later on games." Powell likewise communicated his joy at having a chance to play at this setting which has been hitter amicable, something that has been uncommon in this competition. "At the point when we look on the timetable every one of the hitters were eager to come to St. Lucia," he called attention to. "Generally St. Lucia has been where players like to bat. But on the other hand it's a chance for bowlers to bowl great spells here, particularly the quick bowlers. We believe that St. Lucia offer 60 - 40 as far as, according to a batting viewpoint, to bowl. Thus, in the event that you are a bowler, or on the other hand assuming that you are a hitter, you certainly can get something out of the St. Lucia wicket." In the interim, Afghanistan lead trainer Jonathan Trott has rubbished cases of this being a dead elastic. With both Afghanistan and West Indies previously getting their Very 8 billet, the outcome will have no bearing. Be that as it may, the previous Britain hitter has encouraged the players to play for 'pride' and 'energy'. "I shared with them, at some point on the off chance that you think back and you were a young person and I said you planned to play against the West Indies in St. Lucia in a World Cup, you would have nibbled somebody's hand or for that open door," he said. "So don't allow this amazing chance to pass you by in light of the fact that it won't, there's nothing on the line concerning capability, amounts to nothing. Pride playing for your nation and your country. That is the reason each cricketer is here. What's more, ensuring that we do ourselves equity, exclusively and collectively, yet additionally individuals pleased that have helped us on this excursion to get us here. Thus, there's a lot to play for. And afterward force, as you expressed, going into the Super 8s." Trott likewise discussed the experience a portion of his players procured playing in the IPL which will assist them with embracing the tensions of a high-stake T20 game. "I think the more openness players must the IPL and various establishments where there's pressure constantly in this organization of the game, I think that will just do us competently and work well for us going ahead," he noticed. "I know that the players - and we had a ton of players at the IPL each opportunity they return, I can see a tad of a distinction or a change each time they disappear to establishment great and terrible changes. It's just about you know clutching those great ones and you know ensuring that we address things that should be tended to. In this way, the folks are prepared, we just had a great instructional meeting There was a ton of concentration there. I know the young men take a ton of pride in addressing their country. So tomorrow, we'll be on it." Trott likewise stacked acclaim for West Indies, who have had energy going into this challenge. "The West Indies side is extremely risky," he commented. "We saw the manner in which they played against New Zealand, we perceived how they beat South Africa in a series. What's more, they've positively been playing a ton of good white ball cricket as of late, so we know being an incredible test and an extraordinary match tomorrow is going. Furthermore, I'm completely expecting [it to be a decent group here supporting the West Indies side and that makes World Cups perfect, is playing before incredible groups and a decent setting like this too, so we're anticipating it."