Llyod146;s tips for Lara and Co

8220;He has agreed to make himself accessible to the captain, coach and manager to assist in any way which will build morale, strengthen the team8217;s performance and encourage a stronger culture of professionalism and discipline.8221;

Gordon said Lloyd8217;s vast experience would help the West Indian team in the big-time event. 8220;Clive will be in India essentially to support manager Tony Howard and the team management. It is something we8217;ve done before and we know that Clive8217;s vast experience in leading victorious West Indian teams in the past would be an additional asset to the touring team,8221; he said in a release.

Chicken king for Windies

New Delhi: The West Indies team today heaved a huge sigh of relief after KFC stepped in as their team sponsors for the Champions Trophy. The Caribbeans have communications company Digicel as their long term team sponsors but the players would not be able to display that logo during the biennial event due to ambush marketing rules of the ICC. The world body has Hutch, another telecom major, as their global sponsors and players are prevented from endorsing rival products during an ICC event. PTI