LONDON: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said they were under pressure to qualify for the semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20 after they lost their first Group E Super Eight match to the West Indies by seven wickets at Lord’s on Friday. He was, however, confident they would still go through.
“It will bring out the best in us,” he said. “We were under a lot of pressure in the last World Cup when every game was a do-or-die game but we got through to the final and won it."
The West Indies captain Chris Gayle was delighted that Dwayne Bravo and Fidel Edwards, who picked up two early Indian wickets, produce such fine displays.
"It's not all the time that you're going to get off to a flyer," said Gayle ."It didn't happen for me today, but I'm really happy some of our younger players stepped up and it's really good for the team.
"Fidel picked up wickets at the top of the order. The majority of India's players are very good batsmen, but taking key wickets is very important."
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