It’s a step towards the right direction, feels Darren Sammy – Cricket News Update
After winning the ICC World T20 2012, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382, has expressed that his side is back on the right track after struggling to deliver the goods in international cricket for almost two decades.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the Caribbean side ruled the cricketing world, winning two consecutive World Cups in 1975 and 1979 respectively. Clive Lloyd’s men remained the undisputed champions in the game’s both formats.
Their performance however, deteriorated in the 1990s due to the internal politics. West Indies won the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and did well in some global tournaments but their performance in general was poor.
The current team has shown signs of improvement over the last couple of years, giving tough times to some major cricketing nations like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in all three formats earlier
this year.
The all-rounder from St Lucia is delighted to have stamped their authority in the mega event and hopes to continue with the momentum in future.
Sammy was all praise for Marlon Samuels, who played an inspirational knock to lift the team’s morale.
"Throughout the last year or so, we've been showing that never-say-die attitude, but we've not been winning games. In this tournament, we've won games. Every man believed that whoever was out there could do the job,” said the West
Indies captain. “Today, it was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804 and (Dwayne) Bravo steadying the ship. The bowling discipline was just brilliant, and the fielding. I said we needed our A-plus game, this here is proof of it."
West Indies were in trouble at one stage, having scored just 14 runs in the first six overs. Sammy credited the coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ottis-Delroy-Gibson-c80358, to make the team believe. The islanders used their experience of the Super 8 encounter against Sri
Lanka at Pallekele to good effect.
"The coach was saying that if we get the score we got in Pallekele (129 for 5 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758) on this wicket, we'll win the match," Sammy said.
These are good signs as a strong West Indies side is crucial for the world of cricket because of the flair they bring to the game.
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