India vs WI T20 live score: The two heavy weight cricket teams are ready to set for battle at US.
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“The Infrastructure looks good, and as far as the effort is concerned, I personally felt that this is a big market because of the sub-continental populations”.
“Earlier, people living in United States used to travel to the Caribbean to support us but now they have the opportunity to catch the action here itself”, added.
Pakistan named as the Best Test team for the first time in the history. “Also, how clear he was in his thinking and in his game plans”.
Revenge will be on mind for the Indian lads, especially for the likes of aggressive Virat Kohli, after his impressive Man of the Series performance went in vain as Sammy’s merry men threw them out of the series.
“There is always one expectation when it comes to the Indian team – that is to win”, he said. They have a good balance of all-rounders. “So if the wicket is as good as it was in CPL in a stadium like this, we are in for a treat over the weekend”.
Dhoni, who retired from Tests in December 2014, was in the midst of a prolonged break when this was announced. “I am just the lucky coach who has been with the team now but others have done wonderfully well”, said the South African, singling out his predecessor Waqar Younis. The reason is you have ample time to prepare. “So I was keeping myself busy with fitness”, he said. “What becomes tricky is the lack of cricket”. We had a lot of rain back in India and most of the schedule was confined to indoors and bowling machines.
Earlier this year, the West Indies Cricket Board agreed in principle to play the day-night Test after the PCB assured them of a practice match along with training sessions. So I want to make use of whatever I get.
The India v West Indies T20Is could prove to be the most commercially viable series for Lauderhill, owing to the status of the two teams and in particular Dhoni’s team.
Dhoni was effusive in his praise of the stadium. “I learnt a lot from Anil bhai, especially in Tests though I have also played with him in ODIs”. I was not a great keeper at the start, and I was keeping to Kumble and Harbhajan on rough surfaces, and it was tough.
Even though their T20 squad is vastly different from the Test side, Simmons said there would be an “easy” transition in the dressing room because the T20 side has broadly remained the same since the World T20, which they won without Narine and Pollard.
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No play was possible at Queen’s Park Oval on Monday’s (August 22) scheduled last day of the match, the fourth consecutive day on which not a ball was bowled because of poor underfoot conditions around the playing square. I was actually amazed how consistent he was in bowling and how he changes from one plan to another.
