Here Why I am Glad That The West Indies Won This Year World T20

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Here Why I am Glad That The West Indies Won This Year World T20


Before I am branded as an #AntiNational, let me clarify that as an Indian and as a big fan of our cricket team, I of course wanted the Men In Blue to win the ICC World T20. If anything, Virat Kohli deserved a final. But sadly, we were knocked out by our Caribbean counterparts in the semifinals. And while many fans would've hated the fact that the Windies went through, I like to believe that they totally deserved it. Not only because they were better than the other teams, but because their journey to the podium is the stuff of legends or, at the very least, it makes for a terrific movie script. Post celebration, captain Darren Sammy was asked to share his joy of winning the trophy and unexpectedly, the man who is known for smiling all the time, got emotional and revealed the details of their struggle.



Their cricket board never wanted them to participate in the World Cup and commentator Mark Nicholas deemed them "a team with no brains". But that did not stop the players. Such was their dedication that they put together 15 men and set out to train.

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Without any support from the board they had to hire a new manager, Rawl Lewis, who had no experience in the field. But he did incredibly well to handle everything that was expected of him.

The team had no jerseys to begin with!

Imagine being part of a World Cup squad and not having a uniform! While the team trained in Dubai, Rawl travelled to Kolkata to get the jerseys printed.

"The trouble he went to, to get us in this uniform.." and the emotional pause by Sammy paid testament to their manager's commitment and how much donning the colours meant to the team.

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