"The harmony the West Indies players build is because of the camaraderie they share from playing for West Indies and the common fight they have together, which is that they are not treated well"
Ian Bishop said West Indies making it to the final was beyond his "wildest dreams". Were you more confident?
Yes, I have been, especially since we had the small camp in Dubai, where I sat down with the guys, heard them talk and [saw] their passion about wanting to win the tournament. The way [Dwayne] Bravo, the captain [Darren Sammy] and Chris [Gayle] were talking about winning the tournament just summed up for me that we are going to go far in the World T20.
What does it take to get West Indies players together for the big events when some of them do not turn out for the team for years in between?
It is the passion of playing for West Indies. They all still want to play for West Indies as much as they can. It is unfortunate how things are, in that they don't play as much, but when they are together, they want to do well for West Indies.
On the eve of the tournament I told them how far we can go in the tournament. I always stress that I am a winner and I want to win, and then I open it up. The captain spoke about his passion to win the tournament for the second time. Bravo spoke. I remember Marlon Samuels saying, "Let's go and take what is ours."
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