T20 WC 2021: Rating batting line-ups of top 8 teams ahead of the tournament

4. West Indies- 8/10

West Indies have a formidable opening pair in Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis going into the T20 WC. The left-right combo can give terrors to the opposition and put their team in command in the powerplay itself. Southpaw Nicholas Pooran and skipper Kieron Pollard form the core of the middle-order.

Pooran, of late, scored a half-century against Pakistan, though it came in a losing cause. Shimron Hetmyer can also hit the long ball in the hour of need. In Jamaican Andre Russell, the Caribbean team has one of the hardest hitters of the cricket ball.

Fabian Allen and Dwayne Bravo aren’t mugs with the bat either. Depth in batting isn’t a concern for the Caribbean team by any means. Hayden Walsh Jr’s role is primarily with the ball, but even he can churn out the big shots.