Abhishek Sharma doffs his hat to Windies’ tenacity

Originally posted on Guerilla Cricket | By Aryan Surana | Last updated Oct 12, 2026 12:12 AM ET

West Indies ran India close in a steep chase of 224 and the margin of victory for the hosts came down to just 14 runs in the end. “West Indies is such a team, you can never say that the match has come to us against them. This was also in our mind, because we saw in the last match that the batters who come, the conditions here, it is very easy for them to take a match from anywhere,” Indian opener Abhishek Sharma said following the thriller.

“So it was in our minds, when we were playing, we were talking about this in the huddle that we will be ruthless, we will not leave, and we will not give a single chance for a comeback.

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“If you have seen today as well, the way Shamar Springer batted, we were really surprised by the way he played those shots. They weren’t easy shots. So you have to be on your toes all the time. If they are 50 for 5 as well, I think they have that capability to turn things around for themselves. In that case, we were very much prepared this time. If we got a good Powerplay in bowling, we can’t just give them one bad ball at that point of time. We just wanted to execute our plans and that’s what we did.”

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