CMC – Despite going down to India in their One Day International series, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy said his team’s performance showed they had the ability and skill to compete with the best teams in the world.

India won the opening two matches by eight wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, before the Windies produced a record-breaking batting performance to claim the third and final match on Saturday.

Speaking on his team’s showing during a post-match press conference, Sammy said the 10th ranked West Indies had fought valiantly against the top ranked ODI side in the world.

“We came here knowing the quality that India has and to measure ourselves against a quality team like that, and we showed that when we do things consistently well for long enough, we could match the number one team in the world.

“So, we’ll take a lot of learning from this, belief as well…and it was a well-deserved victory,” Sammy said.