Sammy disappointed with West Indies’ series defeat while making his displeasure with the bowlers very clear.
ammy ‘really disappointed’ with West Indies bowlers after series defeat.
Following their 2-1 loss to Bangladesh in the ODI series, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy was critical of his bowlers. Sammy was disappointed that the West Indies spinners were unable to exploit surfaces with varying bounce and unexpected darkness and cracks.
With 27 wickets at an economy rate of 3.80 and an average of 14.66, Bangladesh’s spinners outperformed those of the West Indies. By contrast, the spinners from the West Indies claimed 18 wickets at an economy rate of 4.39 and an average of 30.05. All-rounder Roston Chase and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie had poor performances; in the second ODI, even part-time player Alick Athanaze outperformed them.
“[The positive in the ODI series was] probably the batting of Shai Hope – how he continues to put the team on his back every time he faces a challenge,” Sammy said. “He is a leader. He puts the team on his back, but I am really disappointed in the way we bowled. You come to Bangladesh and you know spinners should be licking their lips. That’s the area where you will get to execute your plans and in the most favorable conditions for you. What we displayed over the last three games was very poor, not consistent enough.”
Though the conditions were stacked in favour of the spinners, Sammy was all for home advantage.
“I will tell you this, I always want to ask for home advantage,” Sammy said. “I can’t tell the Bangladesh team or the authorities what wicket to prepare. I focus on my team having the skillset to counteract whatever comes when they are playing away.
“This series was very important for both teams. You are supposed to do what you have to do to win at home. That’s the most important thing. Whether that affects your development going outside of Bangladesh, that’s on them. I just thought my players just didn’t play well throughout the series.”
He was also concerned by West Indies’ fielding. “We were poor in all three disciplines,” Sammy said. “I think we dropped six catches. Two didn’t go to hand and one was too wide. We were poor in all the departments today.”