Sammy defends wait-and-watch approach to lost to Sri Lanka in the World T20 semi-final

Was it the rain? Or was it Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels? archipelago required eighty one to win from thirty seven balls with six wickets remaining once a violent storm complete the primary semi-final of the planet T20, going state winners by twenty seven runs by the Duckworth-Lewis technique. Gayle created three off thirteen, and Samuels was unvanquished on eighteen off twenty nine once the rain decreased.

Darren Sammy aforesaid it had been dissatisfactory to travel out underneath the rain rule, and refused to answer once he was asked whether or not archipelago might afford Gayle and Samuels taking the maximum amount time as they did. once he was asked a connected question concerning the high range of dot balls visaged by Gayle and Samuels, Sammy admitted that each had not been ready to deliver during this tournament, however aforesaid that each had performed within the past.

"When you lose a cricket game, folks tend to illustrate all totally different areas wherever that ought to have happened, this could have happened," Sammy aforesaid. "But i'm certain if you explore all the games we've got vie, there square measure quite twenty seven dots [25, between Gayle and Samuels].

"Probably 50-something dots. it is not ideal for Twenty20 however we've developed a formula during which that works for U.S.. we all know we have a tendency to square measure a boundary-hitting team. we all know we've got ought to improve in rotating the strike however if you explore the means Gayle plays, he unremarkably provides himself a while to urge accustomed the wicket and catch up within the finish. however the issue is, during this tournament he has not carried.

 

I guess the Almighty needs them to depart on a high, thus i suppose they need a new game to do and win a World Cup and leave on a high
Darren Sammy on Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene

"Marlon has not been batting well for U.S.. it's one space - we have a tendency to continually tell him, no matter rate you walk into, you are attempting to stay it at that or increase it. Yes, we have a tendency to might say Marlon has not had the most effective of tournaments however he's one in every of our higher batsmen and within the last World Cup (in 2012), he was the star for U.S.. folks have a couple of dips in type."

West Indies began with seventeen runs off the gap over however scored solely thirteen off succeeding 5 of the fielding restrictions. Sammy and Dwayne Bravo had catapulted them home against Australia in a very tense chase and additionally nearly doubled the score against Islamic Republic of Pakistan within the last 5 overs. The captain pointed to it and aforesaid archipelago might have force it off once more.


Marlon Samuels hits through the leg aspect, state v archipelago, World T20, semi-final, Mirpur, April 3, 2014
'We still had the idea that we have a tendency to might get twelve runs AN over within the last six' - Darren Sammy © Getty pictures
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"Gayle and [Dwayne] Smith have a really clear plan of however they need to travel and play. the primary over, we have a tendency to were off to a flyer however they brought on the offspinner (Sachithra Senanayake) and (Lasith) Malinga UN agency bowled very well at Gayle and Smith. we have a tendency to were once more behind the eight-ball and simply once Bravo gave the look of choosing it up like he did within the last game, he got out however we have a tendency to still had the idea that we have a tendency to might get twelve runs AN over within the last six. i suppose we've got been doing that during this tournament. it's simply dissatisfactory however there's nothing we have a tendency to might do concerning it."

Sammy praised state for his or her show and aforesaid the rain gods had intervened as a result of they needed Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, each of whom are retiring from T20 internationals at the tip of the tournament, to win a world limited-overs title once four losses in finals in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012.

"Disappointing to come back out of the tournament like this however credit to state. They won the toss, batted 1st. most likely they knew that some (bad) weather was around. however we've got had an honest run during this tournament, it's simply unhappy that we have a tendency to got knocked out by the D/L system. however that is life. you progress on and that we can begin coming up with for succeeding T20 World Cup.

"I took it like 'you understand what, we've got won a World Cup'. we have a tendency to square measure a praying team, we all know God unremarkably answers our prayers however these days, i suppose 2 gentlemen UN agency have vie for state, given plenty not solely to state cricket however cricket on the total, i suppose the Almighty needs them to depart on a high, thus i suppose they need a new game to do and win a World Cup and leave on a high. most likely that is the reason why God place a hand during this match. i'm certain i will be able to have another shot at enjoying the T20 World Cup and that we square measure wanting forward to winning it once more within the close to future.