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World T20 - It will be us against the world: Sammy

New Delhi - Sammy drew the analogy to a David vs Goliath battle and said that people forget that David won it in the end.

It has been 'us against the world' all along for the West Indies cricket team, be it the numerous run-ins with their board. And that has, perhaps, brought them together as one crack outfit.
It will be 'us against the world' again for the West Indies as they take on tournament favourites India in the semifinal of the World Twenty20.
And captain Darren Sammy said they were more than ready for it against the 11 Indians at the Wankhede and more than a billion people.
"You can see in the way we've played we think it's us against the world. And that's how we've gone out and played," Sammy said.
"There were a lot of issues before the tournament, a lack of respect for our T20 team. A lot has been said about this team but that just brought us closer together. Tomorrow is no bigger day to express that because I don't think we'll have one Indian supporter. It's going to be a massive game and it's a challenge we are ready for," he added.
Sammy drew the analogy to a David vs Goliath battle and said that people forget that David won it in the end.
"It's going to be a hell of a game. It's going to be 15 West Indian players versus thousands and how many billion here in India. It's a challenge we're ready to face. The guys who predict the results, I think they say it's 80-20 to India so it feels like a David and Goliath, but people tend to forget that David won the fight. It's something similar to that," said Sammy.
West Indies are two steps away from adding to their 2012 trophy and Sammy said it would be the ideal swansong for most of them who are the twilight of their career.
"We have a number of guys in their thirties. The next T20 World Cup is in four years. The 'World Universe Boss' (Gayle) will be 40. I'll be 36. So yes, we really put our all into this tournament and the guys in the dressing room are aware of what's at stake," he said.
"It's six steps to the cup. We've taken four, we had a little pothole in the road but we'll brush ourselves off and the step tomorrow is against India and we're looking forward to it. I think this year could be the year for the West Indies," added Sammy.