West Indies may be trailing by a whopping 378 runs going into Day 3 of the second Test against India but spinner Jomel Warrican has expressed belief in his side’s ability to keep the scoreboard moving and do as much as they can to get close to the hosts’ total. West Indies had arguably their best batting day of the series on Day 2 but they remain far from looking capable of staving off another innings defeat.
“It’s going to be very challenging, but I know we have the capable batters and we can do it. It seems to be turning up a lot more on the second day, compared to Day 1, so we just have to apply ourselves, and that’s what we are going to do,” he told reporters after Day 2’s play.
Warrican admitted that the pitch in New Delhi hasn’t quite played out the way he expected and worked towards. “After watching the last couple of games of India against England and New Zealand, it was turning very square from day one. That was my expectation, but clearly that’s not the case. I live in the moment. So whoever is in front of me, I try to accomplish it so they (other bowlers) don’t have to do my job, and then I will do the best I can,” he said.
“Here, day one and day two seem to be good for batting, so day three is when the ball really starts to turn. So it was a bit disappointing for me as a spinner, but at the end of the day it’s a team sport, so hopefully we’ll go there and bat well and, yes, put a decent total on board.”
West Indies legends Brian Lara, Sir Viv Richards, and Sir Richie Richardson are in Delhi and had met the team before the start of the Test. Lara and Richards, in fact, were seen at the ground as well on Day 2. Warrican said that he got a lot of positivity from them.
“I’ve got a lot of positivity from them. It’s basically about having the ability, a solid game plan, and a strong belief. You’ve got to believe in your ability and believe that you can do it, and that’s the message that they have been sending, so hopefully it will change our fortune tomorrow,” he said.
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