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The hard-hitting middle-order batsman of West Indies, Darren Bravo, is hopeful of his side coming back strongly against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, when the two meet at Mumbai in the third and the last Test of ongoing three-match series.
The 22-year-old Trinidad batsman conceded that they did not perform well in the first two Tests of the series played in New http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 and Kolkata. However, he said that they have learnt from their mistakes in those games and would not repeat them in the third Test, commencing in Mumbai, on November 22.
"We will play with a lot of pride and passion,” said Bravo while talking to the media reporters after the lost second Test in Kolkata on Thursday. “We know what went wrong with our performance in the first match and here, so obviously our preparations will be to better our performance," he said.
Bravo was happy to see his side performing with the bat in the second innings of Kolkata Test after the 153-run capitulation their first innings.
"It was good to see Barath and Edwards bat...It is good to know that it is not just Chanderpaul that we can depend on to get the big scores," said the big-hitting batsman who had scored a valiant 136 in the second innings to steer the side to 463 before India won the match by an innings and 15 runs.
The 22-year-old belligerent batsman is often compared with his cousin and the legendary Caribbean batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Charles-Lara-c48471, for his game style. Bravo, agreed that the batting great is his role model; however, he said that it would be very difficult for him to emulate Lara.
"I am quite honoured by the fact that I am compared with Brian Lara. He is definitely my role model," said Bravo. "I play my natural game and look something like Lara…I know that emulating him and to achieve what he has achieved will be difficult," he added further.
West Indies are trailing India by 2-0 in the three-match series. The Test series will be followed by a five One day International series between the two outfits.
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