“Whatever wicket they provide, we will play,” said West Indies skipper Darren Sammy on the eve of the ICC World Twenty20 final against England here at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
“Whatever wicket they provide, we will play,” said West Indies skipper Darren Sammy on the eve of the ICC World Twenty20 final against England here at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Sammy — the only skipper after M.S. Dhoni to play more than one final in the shortest format of the sport — revealed the real reason behind the team’s sterling show in the World Cup. And it isn’t the IPL.
The West Indies, after dealing with insults and umbrage over a period of time, are stronger.
Sammy spoke about the tweet by coach Phil Simmons minutes after their victory against India.
Simmons had written: “Awesome display by this group men with no brains, imagine if we had some.” It was in reference to a pre tournament preview by Mark Nicholas in ESPNCricinfo in which he called the Caribbeans brainless with only IPL history.
“The pre tournament shenanigans got us closer. It was us against the rest of the world. There are many who still don’t respect us. The key for us is the belief,” said Sammy, a veteran of 65 T20Is.
“Even animals have brains, how could you say that Only one person who can beat us is we — ourselves,” he added.
Before the India test, Sammy said it was going to be David vs Goliath. Though the Caribbeans’ Test and ODI records haven’t been impressive, Sammy is hopeful of a revolution.
“David is always the winner,” he said.
West Indies cricket is stuffed with problems over payment to cricketers with rough waters between the players and the bosses. The World Cup victory could be a new dawn.
