West Indies captain Darren Sammy was full of confidence after arriving in Bangladesh yesterday, believing his team is capable of retaining their ICC World T20 title.

The all-rounder went one step further and boldly suggested it could be a "Windies double" as he believes the West Indies women's team can also bring glory to the people of the region.

Sammy was speaking to members of the media shortly after arriving in Dhaka, where his team will play all their matches. The Women's tournament will be played alongside the men's tournament. Back in 2012, Sammy was at the helm when the Windies won their first ICC World T20 title in Sri Lanka. In that same tournament, the women reached the semi-finals.

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"We have come here to win again. We believe we have the firepower and the belief to do it again. No team has ever retained the ICC World T20 title, and we want to be the first team to achieve that feat," Sammy said. "We spoke to some of the girls, and they are really upbeat ... . We are also backing our women's team to do the job.

"They are a great group, and we (men's team) are backing them to also deliver and make it a West Indies double here in Bangladesh. That would be great, something that has never been done before."

West Indies will have their first warm-up match against England at Futullah on Tuesday afternoon. They begin their campaign against India in at the Sher-e-Bangla in Mirpur on March 23.

The Windies women will play a warm-up match against South Africa tomorrow. Their first tournament match will be on March 24 against England at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.