While teams are gearing up for the all-important T20 World Cup 2022, West Indies team, in its ever fun mode, is grooving on the famous Bollywood song.
The Caribbean team never misses a chance to bring their unique flavour of fun to the sport. Be it Chris Gayle's Gangnam Style or Dwayne Bravo's Champion, the West Indies cricketers' celebrations with a jig are a given and forms a big part of their cricket.
Right ahead of their first game at the T20 World Cup in Australia, Nicholas Pooran and Co. danced to the tunes of one of Bollywood's hit songs ‘Kala Chashma’ from movie ‘Baar Baar dekho’ during thier mega event's photoshoot.
Captain Nicholas Pooran, his deputy Rovman Powell, all-rounders Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers and left-arm pacer Sheldon Cottrell decided to up their game in the viral 'Kala Chashmah' trend as they brought actual black shades to groove on the popular Bollywood song.
ICC shared the video where the five players are showing off their dance moves.
This isn't the first time that cricketers have joined the bandwagon as the Indian team after winning the Zimbabwe series followed the trend while Hong Kong and Barbados Royals' women also followed the same.
West Indies will hope to bring out the same flavour when they get out on the field to take on Ireland in their first game. West Indies have had a mixed preparation for the World Cup so far as they lost all the three T20I series in the build-up against India, New Zealand and the host nation Australia. However, the team did get its act together in the first warm-up game against the UAE.
While West Indies are tipped to top the Group B and join the likes of India, Pakistan and South Africa in the second group in Super 12, they will be hoping to upset a couple of big teams in the main tournament, but it isn't going to be easy for the young Pooran-led side.
West Indies' squad for T20 World Cup: Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed Mccoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith, Shamarh Brooks.
T20 World Cup schedule
October 16
Sri Lanka vs Namibia — 9:30 AM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
UAE vs Netherlands — 1:30 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 17
West Indies vs Scotland — 9:30 AM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Zimbabwe vs Ireland — 1:30 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 18
Namibia vs Netherlands — 9:30 AM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Sri Lanka vs UAE — 1:30 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 19
Scotland vs Ireland — 9:30 AM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
West Indies vs Zimbabwe — 1:30 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 20
Sri Lanka vs Netherlands — 9:30 AM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
Namibia vs UAE — 1:30 PM at Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong
October 21
West Indies vs Ireland — 9:30 AM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Scotland vs Zimbabwe — 1:30 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12
October 22
New Zealand vs Australia — 12:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
England vs Afghanistan — 4:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 23
Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up — 9:30 AM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
India vs Pakistan — 1:30 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 24
Bangladesh vs Group A Runner-up — 9:30 AM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
South Africa vs Group B Winner — 1:30 PM at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
October 25
Australia vs Group A Winner — 1:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 26
England vs Group B Runner-up — 9:30 AM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
New Zealand vs Afghanistan — 1:30 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 27
South Africa vs Bangladesh — 8:30 AM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
India vs Group A Runner-up — 12:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Pakistan vs Group B Winner — 4:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 28
Afghanistan vs Group B Runner-up — 9:30 AM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
England vs Australia — 1:30 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
October 29
New Zealand vs Group A Winner — 9:30 AM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
October 30
Bangladesh vs Group B Winner — 8:30 AM at The Gabba, Brisbane
Pakistan vs Group A Runner-up — 12:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
India vs South Africa — 4:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
October 31
Australia vs Group B Runner-up — 1:30 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
November 1
Afghanistan vs Group A Winner — 9:30 AM at The Gabba, Brisbane
England vs New Zealand — 1:30 PM at The Gabba, Brisbane
November 2
Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up — 9:30 AM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India vs Bangladesh — 1:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 3
Pakistan vs South Africa — 1:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 4
New Zealand vs Group B Runner-up — 9:30 AM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia vs Afghanistan — 1:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 5
England vs Group A Winner — 1:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 6
South Africa vs Group A Runner-up — 5:30 AM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Pakistan vs Bangladesh — 9:30 AM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India vs Group B Winner — 1:30 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Knockout matches
November 9
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Semi-final 1: TBA VS TBA — 1:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
November 10
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Semi-final 2: TBA VS TBA — 1:30 PM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Final
November 13
TBA VS TBA — 1:30 PM at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
