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NEWS ICC Champions Trophy 2006>No experimentations in Champions Trophy: Lara 03rd Oct 2006 22.01 IST By Agencies Captain Brian Lara said West Indies would not experiment with its batting order and play its best possible eleven in the prestigious Champions Trophy cricket tournament. "There is no question of experimentation in the Champions Trophy," Lara said in New Delhi.
The World's highest run-getter in Tests, however, agreed that their experiments were beneficial in Malaysia. "We tried some experiments in the DLF Cup tri-series. But we performed well against the top two teams of Australia and India." Lara said an all round performance was needed to win the trophy again. "We did not play much before the DLF Cup but still our batsmen's performance was not bad. "We'll have to look at every aspect of our game, whether it is batting, bowling or fielding, to win the trophy again. Matches are won by all round display of skills," he said. Lara expressed hope that the team would improve further before the World Cup, as they have to play a lot of cricket in the build up to the quadrennial event. "We have to play a lot of cricket before the World Cup so we'll improve. After Champions Trophy we have to play Pakistan and then there is also a tri-series in India. We have a lot of time to prepare for the World Cup," he said. Lara said West Indies have to qualify for the main draw and they would not take any opposition lightly. " Zimbabwe and Bangladesh were also capable of upsets. Bangladesh has even defeated World Champions Australia. We can't commit such mistake," he said. Also View In-Depth Coverage: ICC Champions Trophy 2006 Team Page: West Indies Team Page: India | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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