Even after he was ruled out for the rest of the World Cup by injury, Dwayne Bravo is still inspiring West Indies ahead of a crucial game against Netherlands on Monday.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy said the talented all-rounder would be hard to replace, but was now a focal point for the rest of the squad after a left knee injury in the opening defeat to South Africa ended his tournament.
"Losing a key player like Dwayne, he's been an inspiration to us on the field and even when he gets injured he becomes an inspiration to the team," Sammy said on Sunday. "We'll be using his injury as a form of motivation for us."
Following a seven-wicket loss to the Proteas, West Indies would have "a different attitude and a different mindset" against a dangerous Dutch team in the Group B match, Sammy said.
He called it a "must-win game" for West Indies, with contests against co-hosts India and Bangladesh, England and Ireland still to come.
"We know what we have to do. Everyone is responsible ... we know what we have to do and it's about our guys going out there and expressing ourselves and executing properly," Sammy said. "We must win against the Netherlands."
There were still positives for West Indies, according to the skipper, including the form of Dwayne's half brother, Darren Bravo, and the team's extra knowledge of the pitch at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.
It will be West Indies' second game of the tournament at the ground, and on a touch surface to predict, while the Dutch have traveled from Nagpur.
"Yes, we have played on the wicket. We know what to expect so definitely we are much better prepared," Sammy said. "They (Netherlands) put on a good batting display against England. We saw how England bowled against them and we know how we have to bowl against them."
To compensate for the loss of Bravo, West Indies is considering pushing big-hitting Kieron Pollard up its batting order and giving leftarm spinner Nikita Miller a start against the Dutch.
Sammy said Miller, who is also a steady batsman, had a "strong case" for inclusion.
He added West Indies needed to "maximize" the potential of explosive Indian Premier League player Pollard, who was out for a duck against the South Africans batting down at No. 8.
"It (moving Pollard up the order) is something we have looked at," Sammy said. "He has batted very well in India and he is one of our key players so obviously it is finding the right timing and place for him to go out there and be maximized to his full potential."
"He's done it in India, so he is one of the guys who brings a lot of experience in these conditions."
