“For me, the biggest positive is Wriddhiman Saha getting runs in the lower order, plus R Ashwin coming good at No 6”, he said. “So it gives me a chance to just enjoy them freeing themselves out there”.
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Former West Indies captain Viv Richards was among those critical of the organisers.
Saturday and Sunday’s back-to-back fixtures come at a crucial time for the West Indies.
I dont think its a case where I have to negotiate too many egos.. Fans of both teams are in for a lot of fireworks in the T20 series.
“It’s been a pretty good tour for us”. Stepping into the US for the first time as the Indian cricket team.
“We have played in the past in the West Indies and a lot of Indians come over from the U.S. to watch us”. The batsman, who scored four successive sixes in the final over to win the World T20, was appointed in place of Darren Sammy, who has also been left out of the squad. I feel it is a good start. And there will be some relief among the Caribbean side to get back to T20 after continuing its struggles in cricket’s longer format.
Rain stopped play on the first day of the match when the West Indies were 62 for two. “It is a very big honour to captain the West Indies”, said Brathwaite during a news conference yesterday.
This will be the first time India will be playing global matches in the United States of America and skipper Dhoni seems to be satisfied with infrastructure at the stadium in Lauderhill.
“We still prepare for the two days here the same way we would have prepared before”.
Considering India play their first ever global series in the United States, the foremost responsibility on Dhoni’s broad shoulders is to help his players adapt to the conditions quickly. He singled out Andre Russell and Sunil Narine as the key players in the side.
The state recently hosted matches in the fourth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which attracted large crowds as organizers continue to test the USA market.
“I don’t think there’s much to be said about Andre”. So, we are going to encounter a quality side and we are aware of that.
“I haven’t seen the surface properly yet, but Narine played here for Trinidad and Tobago in the CPL and he has done well and adapted well. The more time I spend with him, I get to know him even more as a coach”, Dhoni added.
Meanwhile, West Indies head coach Phil Simmons believes that the reigning World T20 champions need to be fully prepared to tackle India, whom he believes will seek to avenge the World T20 semifinal loss in the forthcoming series.
Pakistan rose to become the No. 1 Test team in the International Cricket Council rankings for the first time ever on Monday, after the fourth Test between India and West Indies was washed out.
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India have always been a strong T20 side, and what makes them a quality side is the core of their team, which nearly remains the same in all formats.
