'We're a Better ODI Side' - Hooper

West Indies skipper Carl Hooper says he will remember the Jamshedpur venue in India for both right and wrong reasons but despite the controversy over the crowd behaviour, Hooper said he was in favour of restarting the game after the long delay in the first match.

In his first-person column for the Press Trust of India (PTI), Hooper said he accepted Saurav Ganguly's offer to go back to the field "because I would have a result on the field rather than in a drawing room."

"I will remember the Jamshedpur game for both right and wrong reasons -- right because we at last won a game on this tour and wrong, because of the trouble in the stands."

"A trend has emerged where one-dayers see the crowd at its most boisterous and raucous mood. They are festive and vocal, a mix of serious and frivolous. The ones in the Tests are a bit more patient and understand the subtleties of the game. Feelings can run high in the stands of a one-day game. At least twice in this game before the matter got out of hand, my attention was drawn to sparks of unrest in the crowd," the West Indies captain wrote.

He said Vasbert Drakes twice complained about objects being thrown at him in the fine leg area. "It was disturbing but not a fit case for interruption in the game."

He said Harbhajan Singh's final over brought the underlying disquiet out in the open. "It was a good over for us as a six and a couple of fours were managed. For the first time the equation came down to more balls and less runs. Now empty cans and bottles started to rain from a section of the crowd and Ganguly had no option but to take his men out of the field," Hooper said.

"We were ahead in the equation at this stage and a winner on the Duckworth-Lewis formula. Mike Procter, the match referee, made a public announcement to this effect before coming over to me and briefing me of his decision."

"A little later he came again to say Ganguly was prepared to go back to the field and finish the game. I too was keen to have a proper end to the game and promptly agreed.

"My reasons to agree for the restart of the game was simple. I would have a result on the field rather than in a drawing room. Besides, it is still fresh in my mind how we choked in the opening game of the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka against South Africa in September," he said.

Hooper felt it was important to find out if his young team had learnt from the meltdown in South Africa. "It is vital for this team to try and win some close finishes. Ganguly, on his part, did what any professional cricketer would do under the circumstances. He was not willing to hand it over to us and was prepared to fight. He must have wanted to see if his side could still make a match out of it and it nearly did."

Hooper wrote: "In the end we won at the very last gasp with darkness creeping in the background. We claimed the game fair and square. I never felt physically threatened personally or for my team at the chaos beyond the boundary. It is different for a fielding side though and for men who are stationed in the deep."

"I find it difficult to comprehend that the areas most affected had loads of policemen in patrol. They should have made sure the trouble-makers were brought to book from areas where bottles were thrown. It wasn't a pretty sight and I am sure the administrators will now do what is best for the game."

The West Indies captain said he was not too surprised at the improved ODI performance "I believe we are a better one-day than a Test side."