Final hurdle

Tue, October 09, 2012 - 12:10 AM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Skipper Darren Sammy believes his West Indies team will become a powerful force in international cricket after their remarkable 36-run victory over Sri Lanka in the World Twenty20 final.

West Indies bowled out the highly-favoured Sri Lanka for a meagre 101 in front of a stunned crowd of 35 000 after Marlon Samuels’ blazing 78 off 56 balls had lifted Sammy’s team to 137 for six.

“We’re not trying just to compete anymore; we believe we can win against good opposition,” Sammy said.

“We showed signs of that in the last year or so, but we were not winning. Hopefully, this can be the start of something good for the West Indies team and the people.” (AP)

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Posted by Carl Harper 7 months, 2 weeks ago: Congratulations, Sammy! The Twenty20 championship is a well-deserved achievement, after eight years without a major trophy or cup.

While the team has every right to celebrate the win today and worry about tomorrow later, I would urge you to take it slowly and continue the rebuilding process with a positive attitude - and discipline.

Your team (our team) will still have to prove to skeptics that they are capable of batting more than 20 overs, and for longer than six hours in the longer versions of the game. In other words, you will have to demonstrate that the team can consistently win at T20, ODI and Test matches in upcoming encounters.

In the meantime, savour your victory, party hard, and share the trophy with your five million Caribbean fans - me included.