World Cup 2015: We need to hit the Kiwis at the top, says Lloyd

WELLINGTON: Clive Lloyd has won a couple of World Cups as the captain of West Indies and it sounds like a huge compromise when he says he is proud to see the current team make the quarterfinals.
But that's the sad reality of West Indies cricket and the chairman of selectors knows all about it.
"Not too many people expected us to come this far but I think we have played fairly good cricket and I am proud of what they have achieved," Lloyd, who led one of the greatest sides in world cricket ever, said on the sidelines of the practice session at Basin Reserve.
Lloyd used to set lofty standards for West Indies during his heydays, but the 70-year-old now states clearly that his team is not the favourite against New Zealand.
He is hoping for Chris Gayle to be fit for Saturday's clash so that they have the chance to derail the Kiwis. "We will know in the morning if Chris is fit to play," Lloyd said.
The legend is also hoping for the pace bowling pair of Jason Holder and Jerome Taylor to strike early. "Sometimes their middle order hasn't played that well. If we have to move ahead and make the semifinals, we will need to hit them at the top," Lloyd added.
But he knows that his pace bowlers have their tasks cut out against Brendon McCullum. "Brendon is the AB de Villiers of New Zealand. He is really playing some great cricket and I would think these two guys have been the two best batsmen of the World Cup," Lloyd added.