Sarwan fit and ready for Twenty20 World Championship

Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies captain, is confident of his own fitness as well as his team's form ahead of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship next month.

"The players have been working very hard with the Twenty20 World Cup in mind," he said, "and they are really focused on going over there and doing well. "In Twenty20 cricket, everything goes and every team is dangerous. In this short form of the game, one slip-up could cost you big time, so everyone stands a chance at the Twenty20 World Cup [sic]"

"We have two games in the preliminary section of the tournament and we would really like to have two wins under our belts very early in the tournament.

"We play hosts South Africa in the first match and this is a very big clash. A win against them could set us up nicely for the rest of the tournament," he said. "The team played well in the limited overs tournament in England and we are looking to build on this. We have some experience in there, mixed with young players and this is ideal for us to work with."

Sarwan himself has now fully recovered from the shoulder injury which curtailed his tour of England this summer. But although he remains optimistic about West Indies' chances in South Africa, he is less convinced about the shorter format of the game.

"I have been doing some gym work, lifting weights and some other strengthening exercises and this is helping me a lot. I am now recovered fully and will be hoping to have a good break from injuries for quite a while," he said. "The Twenty20 form of the game is not really my liking. I am one for the longer version of the sport, but having said that, I am fully aware of the amount of entertainment this form of the game brings to the fans."