“No Fear, Just Focus" - West Indies Coach speaks ahead of IND vs WI game Kolkata T20 World Cup 2026 скачать в хорошем качестве

“No Fear, Just Focus" - West Indies Coach speaks ahead of IND vs WI game Kolkata T20 World Cup 2026

Daren Sammy Confident Ahead of Crucial IND vs WI Super 8 Clash at Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal: West Indies head coach Daren Sammy addressed the media on 28 February 2026 ahead of his team’s crucial Super 8 encounter against India in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Eden Gardens. [Reporter:] You'd mentioned at the start of this event here that you need to beat India to go through. Does the fact that you did it here in 2016 give you a sense of comfort going into a match as crucial as this? [Darren Sammy:] Well, there is a saying that history could repeat itself, although it was a different venue. But it's two different teams, two teams trying to move on in the tournament. You're absolutely right. I still think in order for you to win this tournament, you have to go through India at some point. Tomorrow is that day for us. And we got to play a good game of cricket in order to come out victorious. And I'm excited for the contest. As you could see, so many journalists here. the importance of the game. And I'm pretty sure they'll have, what, 80, 000 here tomorrow, and then another 1.4 billion supporting India. So it will still feel as a David and Goliath showdown but like I said in 2016 - David did defeat Goliath- so that's what I'm going to tell my boys tomorrow. [Reporter:] So is there any chance of Akeal to play here? It's a spin friendly team and what about, would you like to repeat the performance of 2016? You won here. [Darren Sammy:] Of course, every time we come to Eden Gardens, it brings back good memories. Do I tell you my 11? No, I will not. But I could tell you all my soldiers, they're ready for battle tomorrow when we call upon. We'll have to wait till the toss for the 11. [Reporter:] It was a tough game last time around and the last game that you played. Now was that one bad day because Shai Hope was constantly asked about if that was the right method to go about the run scoring. So what was the chat that you had in the background coming into this game? [Darren Sammy:] Leave South Africa in Ahmedabad, just like 2016. I remember, I think it was Afghanistan who beat us and we just said, bin it. There are still positives we could have taken from the game. I mean, Not often you see a team 83-7 and go on to score 170. I think we sent a stronger message about how deep our batting is. But yeah, we left that game in Ahmedabad, and our focus has been solely on what we have to do tomorrow against a strong Indian team and that's where our focus is right now. [Reporter:] I wanted to ask you that South Africa had shown that India are beatable, but you have some extremely good power hitters. So would you tell them to slightly change their tack against Varun? Or the recent form of Varun Chakravorty gives them a chance to play their natural game? Or do you think that they need to have a different gear against the Indian spinners, especially Varun? [Darren Sammy:] I think, last time I checked, I think he was the number one bowler in T20 cricket. We respect every opposition. Do we have our plans against each bowlers and vice versa, our bowlers versus their batsmen? Yes. Like I said, we go play a complete game. The team has quality. They got match winners, just like we do. And it's a battle of who executes with both bat and ball. And I add the fielding as well. I expect it to be an exciting game. But as usual, I want my team to win. And that's what we're focusing on, how we could get an advantage versus all the matchups, and play that brand that is effective enough to bring us the victory tomorrow. #DarenSammy #WestIndiesCricket #INDvsWI #T20WorldCup2026 For more cricket updates from us: WEBSITE: https://cric-mate.com MEDIA SUPPORT: https://Witbuz.com