After West Indies clinched their World T20 title before beating England in the final of the 2016 edition by 4 wickets at Eden Gardens, the team went on to celebrate with their trademark Champion style. And they were joined by another legendary batsman as 100m world record holder Usain Bolt, who is from Jamaica, performed on the same song.
After West Indies clinched their World T20 title before beating England in the final of the 2016 edition by 4 wickets at Eden Gardens, the team went on to celebrate with their trademark Champion style. And they were joined by another legendary batsman as 100m world record holder Usain Bolt, who is from Jamaica, performed on the same song.
He wrote on Instagram: “wasn't ready for that last over. WI is a champion. Well done team it just keep happening in the Caribbean. #winning #greatest #smiling”
It was their second win over England in the tournament, having beaten Eoin Morgan's men in the group stage a fortnight ago in Mumbai. It was also the perfect answer from a bunch of West Indian cricketers who had complained throughout the tournament of hostility from sections of the media and a lack of backing from their home board. For Brathwaite, it proved the most memorable night of his career. Before he had smashed his unbeaten 34 off only 10 balls, the 27-year-old from Barbados had claimed 3-23 to restrict England to a modest 155-9 after Sammy had won the toss and elected to field.
Joe Root, not for the first time in the tournament, top scored for England with a fluent 54 and must be wondering what more he could have done, having also claimed a couple of wickets with his part-time off-spin. After David Willey had sent down the first over, Morgan sprang a surprise by tossing the ball to Root, who dismissed Johnson Charles and the danger man Chris Gayle with his first three deliveries. Samuels, also hero of West Indies' 2012 World Twenty20 final victory against Sri Lanka, again performed magnificently but it still needed Brathwaite's nonchalant belligerence to eclipse even him and see West Indies home.
"We didn't have enough runs on the board. It was a really good batting surface, maybe 180-90 was par," Morgan said. "We showed an immense amount of character in the tournament, not quite done enough to win it. I truly believe this is only the start of something special."
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