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Bridgetown: The West Indies cricket team flew out of the region, high in confidence, enroute to Sri Lanka for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
Just before take-off Sunday, captain Darren Sammy urged fans to continue to "rally around the West Indies" saying his team was already "feeling the love" from supporters across the Caribbean, reports CMC.
The players spent the last nine days in Barbados, where they held a preparatory camp under head coach Ottis Gibson at the Sagicor High Performance Centre.
"The people are really behind us and that's a fantastic feeling," said Sammy.
The players in the team have been talking about it and everyone is excited and very happy to see the way the people have come out and offered their support.
Several current and past professional players around the world have ranked the Windies as favourites going into the tournament.
Their 15-man squad includes several of the world's leading Twenty20 cricketers such as Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine.
The World T20 Tournament, which features 12 teams, will be played from September 18 to October 7.
The West Indies have been drawn in Group B along with Australia and Ireland - and both first round matches will be played at the Premadasa Stadium in Sri Lanka capital of Colombo. Their first match against the Aussies on September 22 followed by a clash with the Irish on September 24.
