MS Dhoni’s recommendation to “take the game deep” impressed Shai Hope to steer his facet to an exhilarating victory in opposition to England within the opening ODI, the West Indies skipper revealed.
Former Indian captain Dhoni is understood for his calm manner and match-winning skills, as he at all times seems to be to take the chase deep when the goal is huge.
After the West Indies was diminished to 213/5 in pursuit of 326, Hope, a wicketkeeper batter identical to Dhoni, recalled a chat with top-of-the-line finishers within the sport.
“A very, very famous person, MS Dhoni — we had a chat a while ago, and he was saying, ‘You always have a lot more time than you think’,” Hope stated on the post-match presentation.
“That’s one thing that has stuck with me throughout the years I’ve been playing ODI cricket,” Hope added.
West Indies confronted the uphill process of scoring 106 within the final 10 overs. But alongside facet Romario Shephard (48; 28b), Hope smashed an unbeaten 109 off 83 balls, that included 4 hits to the fence and 7 maximums, to take eke out a memorable win right here on Sunday.
The 30-year-old struck three sixes in 4 balls off Sam Curran within the penultimate over of the chase to offer West Indies a 1-0 lead within the three-match sequence.
In the method, he additionally recorded his sixteenth ODI and quickest century of his profession.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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