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WI Coach Daren Sammy: Consistency Key to Matching World's Best Teams
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News18•04-10-2026, 11:15
WI Coach Daren Sammy: Consistency Key to Matching World's Best Teams
- •West Indies coach Daren Sammy believes consistent performance will allow his team to compete with top-ranked sides, drawing valuable lessons from the ODI series against India.
- •Shai Hope's unbeaten 162 led West Indies to a record chase of 352, securing a victory against India and preventing a series sweep.
- •Sammy lauded captain Shai Hope for his exceptional century, especially after keeping wickets for the entire Indian innings, highlighting his consistent match-winning contributions.
- •The coach acknowledged the challenging conditions for bowlers on unhelpful pitches, noting the minimal margin for error they faced throughout the series.
- •Despite the difficult surfaces, Sammy praised the bowlers, including Jayden Seales, Matthew Forde, and Alzarri Joseph, for restricting India to a par score by bowling in the right areas.
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Riding on Shai Hope's blistering 162 not out, the West Indies completed a record chase of 352 to deny India a series sweep on Saturday, though India won the overall series 2-1.
Daren Sammy praised Shai Hope for playing an amazing, well-deserved, and astounding innings after keeping wickets for the entire 98.2 overs of the Indian innings, taking the team on his back.
Daren Sammy noted that the pitches offered no assistance with heavy demands on the bowlers, but he was delighted to see them keep India to a par score by putting balls in the right areas.
