The opener has come under heavy criticism following his 33-ball 32 

West Indies captain Shai Hope admits his innings against India in Sunday’s Super Eight encounter at the ICC T20 World Cup might have been the difference between the two teams in his side’s 5-wicket loss. 

When asked if a more aggressive approach on his part could have resulted in the Caribbean side adding 15-20 runs to their first innings total of 195 for 4, the Barbadian replied, “Yes, that's my answer, yes.”

Hope hit three boundaries and a maximum before he was bowled by Varun Chakravarthy on 32 with the 33rd delivery that ended his innings. His wicket was the first to fall and left the West Indies 68 for 1 in the 9th over.

“It's one of those things; sometimes you just don't get the ball away,” Hope said. “As much as you’d love to come and hit every single ball for six, it doesn't happen.” 

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It's one of those things; sometimes you just don't get the ball away,” Hope said. “As much as you’d love to come and hit every single ball for six, it doesn't happen.” 

well said skipper, sometimes you just can’t

that’s good leadership, well done sir.

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"HOPE" he learns but he made a contradictory statement

Preferred/acceptable PP=60-70

But 45/0 was ok because we bat deep. Isn't the batting deep advantage why 60-70/2 better than 45/0? Had Sharma and or Yadav faced as many deliveries as Hope at their S/R India would've lost. WI hopefully learned what calculated risks in batting PP means.

When will Sammy speak... I mean take responsibility