Windies will have same attitude, determination and fight against Sri Lanka, promises Kraigg Brathwaite

For West Indies, the Bangladesh series was supposed to be a game-changer, especially with Jason Holder and Darren Bravo missing out from the series. However, under the leadership of Kraig Braithwaite, with performances from new stars such as Kyle Mayers, Nkrumah Bonner and Joshua Da Silva, Windies completed a 2-0 whitewash over the Asian side Bangladesh away from home at the start of the year. 

For the series, there would be the return of two Windies stars - Bravo and Holder - who would find themselves a place in the playing XI. Jason Holder, who previously had the leadership duties, would play for the first time since the defeat against New Zealand, last year. 

While stating that nothing dramatic would change from Bangladesh, the Windies opener added that he wants the guys to ‘trust’ themselves and their abilities in the series. If the spin was a major factor in Bangladesh, Brathwaite expects that it won’t be anything short in Windies, especially with Sri Lanka’s bowling heavily spin-favoured. 

"So pretty much the plans won't change; I just want the guys to trust themselves. We came out with different plans how we want to go about each bowler - whether a pacer or a spinner - and the main thing is that we are not taking it for granted. We're not thinking that we won't get spin here. They have some quality spinners, but we have plans to go about each bowler and we're going to trust them 100% - as simple as that."