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Windies Look To Big Unit Cornwall For Spin Edge Against Bangladesh

By AFP News January 31, 2021 • 23:38 PM View: 1114

Stand-in West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite admitted Sunday that giant off-spinner Rakheem Cornwall will be key to his weakened team's hopes of defeating Bangladesh in their two-Test series which starts this week.

Cornwall, who stands at 1.96m (6ft 5ins) and weighs in around 140kg (22nd), has only played three Tests in his career.

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