Mumbai–The West Indies Women's side will be hoping to emulate the greatness of their male counterparts when the ICC Women's World Cup India 2013 gets going this week.
The West Indies women have yet to win an ICC Global event, but have been regular participants up to the semi-final stages of competitions, which is something captain Merissa Aguilleira would like to improve on.
"We are going to India with one goal–which is to win the World Cup. We know it's going to take a lot as we face some the game's biggest teams like Australia, the ICC World T20 winners, and England, who are the defending champions," said the experienced wicket-keeper.
The 27-year-old led her side to the semi-final of the ICC Women's World T20 Sri Lanka 2012, while Darren Sammy's team went on to win the men's event. However, she isn't dwelling on the loss against Australia in the semis after they topped their preliminary group. She is focussing instead on adjusting to the 50-over format.
"It is all about adjusting from the T20 format where we played in Sri Lanka to the 50-over format where we will be playing in India. We have had the series against South Africa which has put us in the right frame of mind for India. We didn't go all the way in Sri Lanka, but I'm sure we showed the world how good we are at the international level."
The Windies women have continued to improve since the last ICC Women's World Cup in 2009, where they finished in fifth place. The team qualified for the 2013 event after winning the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2011, with losing a match. Aguilleira admitted that her team's group for the 2013 event will not be an easy one, especially since it features current champions England, hosts India and Sri Lanka.
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