For a team with such a formidable history, the West Indies aren't treating defeat by minnows Ireland as the end of the world.
And their raw captain, 23-year-old fast bowler Jason Holder isn't worried about the burden of captaincy.
His team face a formidable task against Pakistan at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday. Both sides lost their first game and are looking to bounce back to ensure they make it through the group stages.
The loss to Ireland would be unpalatable for previous generations.
However, there was a good spirit in the team, Holder told reporters on Friday.
"It was a pretty tough loss. But if we get ourselves down it is harder to get ourselves back up. So we just try to get the mood going."
All they could do was try to correct the problems that arose from the Ireland match and go into the game with confidence.
Holder can take heart from a similar shock loss nearly two decades ago.
The West Indies famously lost to Kenya in the group stages of the 1996 World Cup, but then went on to reach the semi-finals. That team was captained by the vastly more experienced Richie Richardson.
Richardson is now the team's manager and may pass on the lessons of that loss to his young charges.
Since being appointed ODI captain, replacing Dwayne Bravo, for the South African series last month, Holder's strike rate has dipped for his six matches in charge.
He denied that was due to the pressure of captaincy.
"It's not a burden on me. I am enjoying it at the moment, I'm just trying to do my best for the team."
The West Indies should be able to pick Suliemann Benn, who missed the Ireland match with a stiff back.
Holder agreed both teams could be similar, mercurial at times or moribund.
"Obviously we both haven't been playing up to our potential and we've lost a few players... but it should be a very entertaining game.
"I guess whoever executes their plan on any given day will come out on top."
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