http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 vows to carry momentum to the ICC World T20 2012 – Cricket News Update
Darren Sammy, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 captain, is over the moon after a thumping victory over the Kiwis in the two-match Test series at Jamaica and vows to carry forward the momentum in the ICC World T20 2012, to be held in Sri Lanka in September/October.
After dominating the limited-overs series last month, Sammy’s men whitewashed the Black Caps in the Tests, winning the encounters at Antigua and Jamaica.
West Indies have not enjoyed a good time in international cricket in the previous two decades but the win against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 has given hope to their fans all around the world.
Sammy is delighted with the fact that the whole side is contributing to the team’s cause and delivering the goods under pressure. The all-rounder was all praise for the middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804, who scored a match-winning
century in the first innings, followed by a crucial cameo in the second.
The captain also mentioned Narsingh Deonarine’s efforts with the ball, who picked up four wickets in the second innings to halt New Zealand’s progress.
"It's a feeling we are getting used to, and it feels quite good. The way Marlon held the innings together in both innings, that spell from Narsingh yesterday, the performances are coming from different players at different time, that's
the hallmark of a good team," the West Indies skipper said.
The pitches in both the Tests were heavily in batsmen’s favour, making the bowlers' job ever so difficult. Sammy however, is satisfied with his bowlers, who had to toil hard to run through the Kiwi batting line-up.
With the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and expects his side to be consistent in future with both bat and ball.
“We have bowled them out every time we have played them this series, the efforts of Tino yesterday morning set the tone for us,” he added. “The next assignment is the World T20, we have gotten the feeling of what it is like to win,
but we have to continue to work hard.”
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