Darren Sammy upbeat ahead of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 series – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382, has termed the Indian cricket team as a strong side ahead of the 3-match Test series, and the 5-match ODI series.
The Caribbean skipper asserted that it has never been easy to play in Indian conditions, saying it is not going to be a piece of cake to beat the Men in Blue.
"It will be the biggest challenge for the players and for me as captain. India are such a prestigious side with great players. Cricket is religion here. It will be the toughest test for us," he told to the reporters.
After winning the Test and ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, the Caribbean Kings have arrived India under the captaincy of Sammy, and are looking to perform well despite India’s strong side.
They seem ready to take in the Men in Blue in the first match of the Test series, which is scheduled to start from today at the Feroz Shah Kotla, in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780.
Meanwhile, the 27-year-old Sammy showed satisfaction over their outstanding performance during the recently concluded series against the Bengali Tigers.
He added that the way West Indies performed in the last series will surely help them face the Indian team confidently, as conditions always remain same everywhere in the Sub-continent.
“We have come from Bangladesh after a successful tour. So we are not totally unprepared. We are not new to the conditions here," Sammy expressed.
Furthermore, the Caribbean captain claimed that his side is all set to participate in the upcoming series without any fear.
While expressing his view over improvement of West Indies’ fasting bowling department, he gave credit to the team’s coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ottis-Delroy-Gibson-c80358.
"It's a fact that we are no longer fearsome in fast bowling but we are improving. After Ottis Gibson became coach, we are improving in the pace department also," the all-rounder quoted.
In the meanwhile, the right-arm medium fast bowler termed the master batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 as a great player; however, denied feeling any pressure while bowling against him.
"http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 is a great player. But we don't want to play on names. We will execute our plans against him. As much as we admire Sachin as a great player, we will try to make life difficult for him," he continued.
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