October 15 Tuesday 2002
Hooper says WI will bounce back

MUMBAI: Conceding that his team was totally outplayed by India in the first Test, West Indies captain Carl Hooper vowed to bounce back in the remaining two matches the way his side had done in the home series early this year.

"We played poorly and the Indians played well," Hooper said after India registered their biggest-ever win over the West Indies, the first by an innings. "But I am confident of coming back into the series like we did in the home series after losing at Port of Spain," Hooper said referring to his team's 2-1 victory against India after going down 0-1 in the five-Test series at home.

"Now we've to be positive and play well in the next two Tests. We should also tighten up our fielding because the atch of Sehwag which we dropped cost us dearly," he stated.