“It’s never an easy contest when we play against India,” says the skipper of West Indies team Dwayne Bravo. His team had a brilliant start to the tournament as they registered a big win against Sri Lanka on Friday but Bravo believes that India will come hard, especially when they are looking better than ever on the foreign soils. But with Chris Gayle in some good form, West Indies skipper is having loads of confidence to stop the Indian juggernaut.
Bravo was quoted by Times of India saying, "I know it is going to be a cracker of a game. We know India are a very good team; it is going to be a very good game. Both teams are very strong in bowling and batting. Let us see how Sunday comes out." Windies and India will go head to head at Sabina Park on June 30th.
Bravo accoladed his number uno batsman Chris Gayle who batted beautifully against Lankans and also earned his side a bonus point. He was quoted by Indian Express saying, "Chris is the best batter in the world and is our best player. We are always happy to see him getting runs. We know it has been a while since Gayle has made a century, he has been getting starts but when he gets a start on a wicket like this he has to cash in."
Skipper of Windies believes that Gayle’s form is going to be the deciding factor for his team in this tri-nation series. He added, "He has eased off the pressure now. I know that at the back of his mind he felt that he wasn't scoring big for us and he knows how important he is as a player for us. I am very happy that he scored another hundred and batted deep into the innings and I know that once Chris is in that kind of form, it is good for us as a team and good for the West Indies cricket.”
Meanwhile, Gayle was happy to score a century which was studded with seven sixes. He was quoted by The Hindu saying, "It has been a while since I have got a century. The last one was against New Zealand last year at the same place, so it is good to repeat and get another century in front of my home crowd. More importantly, we got a win. Coming from England and getting a ton was a good thing for me.”