Cricket: Our bowlers stuck to their game says Gambhir
Stand-in captain delighted with win despite Pollard’s ton.
CHENNAI:
India’s stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir was relieved to see his team survive a 110-ball 119 by Kieron Pollard to beat West Indies by 34 runs in the final One-Day International for a 4-1 series win.
Gambhir was happy with the way his bowlers competed.
“We know what Pollard can do but credit to the bowlers who stuck to their game,” said Gambhir, who led India in the absence of the rested Virender Sehwag. “Every ball he middled was going out of the ground, but the bowlers stuck to line and length.”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy lauded Pollard’s effort and said the Indian tour was a good learning experience.
“It was really good to watch Pollard get his hundred,” said Sammy. “We’ve played some good cricket but unfortunately we weren’t able to finish things off.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 13th, 2011.
India’s stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir was relieved to see his team survive a 110-ball 119 by Kieron Pollard to beat West Indies by 34 runs in the final One-Day International for a 4-1 series win.
Gambhir was happy with the way his bowlers competed.
“We know what Pollard can do but credit to the bowlers who stuck to their game,” said Gambhir, who led India in the absence of the rested Virender Sehwag. “Every ball he middled was going out of the ground, but the bowlers stuck to line and length.”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy lauded Pollard’s effort and said the Indian tour was a good learning experience.
“It was really good to watch Pollard get his hundred,” said Sammy. “We’ve played some good cricket but unfortunately we weren’t able to finish things off.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 13th, 2011.