West Indies captain Stephen Pascal's U19 cricket world cup preview

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00:00 Well, I'm excited, you know leading the West Indies at a very prestigious tournament

00:07 It's a very exciting thing. So I'm just raring to go out there

00:10 What does it mean to you to be the captain of your country?

00:14 Well, it's an honor

00:17 I've been asked this question all the times and I still can't really answer it

00:21 fluently because I

00:24 Don't really have the words to express so I'm feeling but it's an honor

00:28 Individually from this under-19 workup, what can we expect from you as a player?

00:30 Well, I want to lead from the front, you know being an opening batter

00:39 I want to give my team a good start and also be

00:42 Have an impact sorry in the field. I feel I'm very good feel so I just look into contributing any way possible

00:50 You're no stranger to leadership. What would you say is your leadership style?

00:55 Well, I'm a laid-back person so I'm not really the charismatic one, but I feel my

01:02 my performances is

01:04 Basically my style I feel I try to set the right example as much as possible and most of the time the team follows

01:12 To get a nice flare and

01:23 Intensity I feel worse in this

01:26 Teams over the past years. I've always had flare and

01:30 It's no different with this unit. It's again. I saw the intensity is it's been shown every time we go together

01:37 So I feel that that's our strengths going into this world cup

01:40 Well, we're setting our eyes on the the cup winning the World Cup

01:48 What is the cricket landscape back home and what will it mean to your people to win this tournament?

01:54 Well over the past couple years West Indies teams have not really

02:01 performed though the

02:05 teams of the past have so I feel that's

02:08 Going into this World Cup. I feel it's a great opportunity to

02:12 Have a culture shock. I feel I'm really

02:17 put back that winning mentality and that

02:19 enjoyment of the game back home like bringing it back home and

02:24 Showing the people that we could do this and we could really

02:29 Put West Indies cricket back where it belongs