Darren Sammy wants his batting unit to click on the series decider – Cricket News Update
West Indian Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382, who recently admitted that his batting department failed to click at the rain-led drawn, opening Test match in Chittagong, said that the players will now have to come out with an improved show under the department when
they take on the Bangladeshi hosts in the second and final Test fixture, kicking off at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, on October 29, 2011.
“As a batting group we did not put up the first-innings score we hoped for and it’s a matter of being a bit more patient when we’re at the crease,” Sammy said.
“A few batsmen got starts, so the aim will be to convert those starts into big scores which we know the batsmen are all capable of doing,” he added.
During the series opening match at Chittagong, the West Indian roster came out with a rather modest batting performance, with Skipper Sammy, and middle order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Chanderpaul-c2390, offering the major contribution to the team’s total, while the
top order failed to make much effect during the Caribbean side’s first innings.
Sammy stood out as the top scoring player on the tourists’ line-up, batting a rapid sum of 58 runs off 43 balls, with the aid of 8 boundaries and 2 out of the parks.
During the team’s first match, post fixture comments, the Skipper revealed his delight for scoring his first Test half century as well as making a worthy contribution for the team, admitting that it was up to him to add some swift runs for his wicket-marred
line-up.
“On a personal note it was good to get my first Test fifty,” he said. “Whenever I go to the crease I know I have to make a contribution with the bat and it was good that I could get a score for the team”.
Sammy will now be leading his team for the upcoming series finale on Saturday, hoping for his Caribbean roster to offer a revamped performance, having already earned the preceding 3-match One Day International (ODI) series win against the Asian Tigers, while
a defeated one-off Twenty20 match, which came as the tour opening assignment for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
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