Darren Sammy came up with a splendid rescue act in the match against Rajasthan to lift his side to a competitive 144/9 after they were reeling at 29/6 at one stage. The West Indian skipper, speaking at the post-match press conference, said his team did a good job by getting to the total of 144 but admitted that they could not find an answer to the onslaught by Shane Watson, who blasted a 53-ball 98 to help his side to a comfortable 8 wicket win.
"I think we did a good job by reaching 144 and had our chances but Shane Watson batted beautifully and his unbeaten 98 weighed on us. He is a class player in any form of cricket. He smashed the ball to all parts of ground. We had no answer to his onslaught," Sammy, who hit a fighting 60 off 41 balls, said.
Sammy said the Hyderabad bowlers could have bowled better, mentioning that they provided Watson a lot of length balls and also gave him lot of room to free his arms. "I think that our bowlers could have bowled better to him by not providing him the width and length to hit."
While praising his side for a courageous batting performance, Sammy mentioned that they also bowled well initially but could not sustain the pressure for longer periods.
"We did a wonderful job by reaching 144 after being reduced to 29 for 6. We were in the match most of the time till Watson took it away from us. Hyderabad again showed the fighting spirit and courage by reaching that total and began well in the bowling by creating pressure in the initial overs but slowly the game slipped away from us," he said.
Sammy felt the batsmen could have applied themselves better and felt a 160 plus score would have been possible had they taken their time to get used to the conditions before going for the shots.
"We have to give ourselves a chance. Perhaps we should have gone for our shots after getting our eye in and getting a feel of the wicket. It was a 160 wicket and we should have gone for shots after playing for a while. We are among top four and we need to keep our focus and self belief."
asked to compare Watson with Gayle and who he felt was a better batsman, Sammy said: "Do you really want me to answer that? Anybody of you can tell that. But if you ask me I would like to bowl to Watson."
Asked why the West Indians cricketers celebrate their moments of success with gimmicks, Sammy said they love fun and entertainment.
"After the triumph in T20 world cup and good performance in champions league there was immense increase in following of the likes of Bravo, Gayle and Pollard. T20 suits our style of play. We have flair for it and that comes natural to us," he said.
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