``Complacency is way out of our mind and it's important to set the standards,'' Lara said ahead of Wednesday's qualification match against Bangladesh.

Defending champion West Indies thumped Zimbabwe by nine wickets in its first qualifier at Ahmedabad last Sunday, requiring less than 15 overs to reach a meagre victory target of 86 runs.

A win over Bangladesh will put Lara's squad into the main round of the biennial tournament that ranks second in importance in limited-overs cricket behind only the World Cup.

Australia, England and India are placed in Group A in the main draw, while Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa are in Group B.

Sri Lanka, the 1996 World Cup winner, and West Indies are highly favoured to advance from the four-team qualification tournament.

Unlike Zimbabwe, Bangladesh was competitive in its opening qualifier at Mohali last Saturday when it finished with 265 for nine in reply to Sri Lanka's total of 302 for eight.

Bangladesh ``are a very competitive team. They have beaten Australia and you don't need to say anything else (except) that it shows they have the ability to play,'' Lara said.

Chris Gayle won the man-of-the-match award against Zimbabwe with a dazzling all-round performance. After taking 3-3 off his off-spin bowling, the swashbuckling left-handed opener smashed an unbeaten 41.

Lara thinks Gayle deserves the chance to test his all-round skills against the best from the top Test-playing nations.

``Chris had taken the No. 1 spot among the all-rounders of the world and he has already proven that he is among the best,'' Lara said. ``He is a match-winner . . . his bowling, batting and fielding has an influence on the team and it gives us the lift.''

Although Lara, a record-breaking batsman, said tournaments were won by squads, not individuals.

``Contributions from everyone is much more necessary than individual performances,'' Lara said. ``We have players like Chanderpaul, Gayle and Sarwan and it's important that everyone contributes.''

The West Indies had some injury concerns Tuesday with Runako Morton, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Smith down with viral infections.

But West Indies team spokesman Imran Khan said that all three should be available for selection against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is in a must-win situation and coach Dav Whatmore said that his team took positives from Saturday's loss at Mohali.

Bangladesh lost four top-order wickets for 78 runs but succeeded in playing out the full 50 overs _ thanks to 19-year-old Saqibul Hasan's unbeaten 67.

``The youngsters showed that they have the confidence to play at the top level and the team fought hard right intil the end,'' Whatmore said.