England spinner James Tredwell thinks axed one-day captain Alastair Cook will return stronger after being dropped.
Batsman Cook, 30, was replaced by Eoin Morgan as skipper last month and omitted from the 15-man squad for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
"It will be great for him to get a break," Tredwell told BBC Radio Kent.
"I'm sure he is going to come out in the West Indies, with the huge amount of Test cricket that is coming up post-World Cup, and bang out a lot of runs."
Cook was relieved of the ODI captaincy after the 5-2 series defeat in Sri Lanka at the back end of last year.
The opener, who remains Test captain, had endured a difficult spell with the bat, averaging only 27.52 in his last 20 one-day appearances.
His form had been the subject of much debate in the media, but former Kent captain Tredwell says Cook had retained the backing of the England squad.
"When you are in the ranks you just get on with your own business and follow what the management are trying to put in place," Tredwell, 32, added.
"You get a bit of a feeling of what is going on and the press hype around the whole scenario was building as that series went on. It certainly came more to attention but you try not to look outside of the group.
"You are trying to do everything you can for the team and get results on the field. Whoever is in charge, you are trying to give them 100% and that is certainly my thinking."
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