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WEST Indies bounced back with a victory against Pakistan to level the One-Day Series 1-1, ahead of the remaining three matches set for St Lucia beginning Friday at Gros Islet. Following their success at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday, West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo told the press that it took a lot of character and a lot of heart to bounce back after losing three consecutive games.
The loss on Sunday in Guyana along with the two CELKON Mobile losses to finalists India and Sri Lanka depleted the confidence of the side but they managed to revive themselves.
Bravo said, “We lost the first game here and we were very disappointed and we saw that our fans were disappointed so we used that as motivation.”
“Obviously we know Guyanese are very passionate about their cricket, so when we lost on Sunday on our way out some boos and some hurtful words were thrown towards us; but we understand how they felt, so today (yesterday) was all about coming out and giving a good account of ourselves,” he stated.
Speaking about the game plan yesterday, the captain said, “Today (yesterday) we came here with the intention to bat first, regardless what the conditions or weather may look like. Unfortunately we lost the toss but being sent in to bat was something we wanted to do. I wanted a change, for the batters to go and really free themselves.”
“We lost Chris (Gayle) early but I think the partnership with my brother (Darren) and Johnson Charles really laid the foundation for us. We are confident of our batting; we bat very deep with a good lower order.”
“Our batting has been a little shaky and inconsistent but it was a good opportunity to bat first and get the nerves out of the way. We hope to get a better batting wicket in St Lucia and I expect three hard games there.”
Bravo acknowledged that captaincy is a lot of pressure and it is even more when wickets do not fall. However, he disclosed that he is a young captain and inexperienced but thankful for the chance to captain the Windies team.
He noted, “I still have a lot of captains in the team with Gayle, Sammy (Darren) and even (Kieron) Pollard but I learnt a lot from them and take good advice but all the guys on the field are captains so it makes it easier for me.”
The loss on Sunday in Guyana along with the two CELKON Mobile losses to finalists India and Sri Lanka depleted the confidence of the side but they managed to revive themselves.
Bravo said, “We lost the first game here and we were very disappointed and we saw that our fans were disappointed so we used that as motivation.”
“Obviously we know Guyanese are very passionate about their cricket, so when we lost on Sunday on our way out some boos and some hurtful words were thrown towards us; but we understand how they felt, so today (yesterday) was all about coming out and giving a good account of ourselves,” he stated.
Speaking about the game plan yesterday, the captain said, “Today (yesterday) we came here with the intention to bat first, regardless what the conditions or weather may look like. Unfortunately we lost the toss but being sent in to bat was something we wanted to do. I wanted a change, for the batters to go and really free themselves.”
“We lost Chris (Gayle) early but I think the partnership with my brother (Darren) and Johnson Charles really laid the foundation for us. We are confident of our batting; we bat very deep with a good lower order.”
“Our batting has been a little shaky and inconsistent but it was a good opportunity to bat first and get the nerves out of the way. We hope to get a better batting wicket in St Lucia and I expect three hard games there.”
Bravo acknowledged that captaincy is a lot of pressure and it is even more when wickets do not fall. However, he disclosed that he is a young captain and inexperienced but thankful for the chance to captain the Windies team.
He noted, “I still have a lot of captains in the team with Gayle, Sammy (Darren) and even (Kieron) Pollard but I learnt a lot from them and take good advice but all the guys on the field are captains so it makes it easier for me.”
