Darren Sammy blames Windies' poor batting performance for defeat – Cricket News Update – June 17, 2012 – Part 2
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 has blamed his sides’ poor batting performance for their 114-run defeat against England at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on June 16 – the biggest loss they have ever suffered at the hands of the Poms.
“We didn't get the runs," Sammy said. "We had a good start when (Dwayne) Smith and (Denesh) Ramdin gave us a solid platform but we kind of lost our way ... we didn't have enough partnerships and like Bell went on (for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013), no one went on for us.”
The visitors from the Caribbean were unable to muster a response to the 287 target (via D/L method) set for them by the home team, courtesy a mammoth 126 knock by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/D-Ramdin-c1299 came to an end, the tourists were unable to keep up with the asking rate, and finished all out at 172 by the 34th over.
Pakistani all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 T20 World Cup, in order to allow the team and individual players to make the necessary preparations.
“It will allow the players to mentally prepare themselves for the challenge and plan ahead,” he said. “I think any more delay will affect our preparations.”
He also went on to point out that the newly-appointed T20 captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 needed time to settle into his role and complete the “learning process” which came with being handed the responsibility of captaining the national side.
The mega-event, which will be hosted by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, is scheduled to take place in September this year.
Former Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, who proved his abilities earlier this year by captaining the Indian Premier League franchise, the Kolkata Knight Riders, to victory.
“Gambhir has showed his credentials. He has the ability,” Kumble observed. “It's nice to have somebody else in the team who has showed his ability, led from the front and batted well.”
However, he also pointed out that leading a T20 team was very different from captaining a side for a Test match. In this regard, he went on to elaborate on the abilities of current skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, during which the Men In Blue lost two 4-match Test series.
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