West Indies Tour of India 2011

Bravo out of fourth ODI due to hamstring injury

West Indies will have to do without services of Darren Bravo in fourth ODI against India on Thursday as he has been ruled out of the match due to left-hamstring injury.

West Indies will have to do without services of Darren Bravo in fourth ODI against India on Thursday as he has been ruled out of the match due to left-hamstring injury. Bravo was hurt in last ODI at Ahmedabad during batting and had to retire. 

"Darren Bravo is out for next game. Like we showed when Shiv missed a Test, young Powell came in and took responsibility," West Indies skipper Darren Sammy.

Sammy said the team will miss the elegant left-handed batsman in the next ODI, but Bravo's exclusion may well serve as an opportunity for some youngster.

"Yes, we will miss Bravo in the line up. But it gives opportunity for someone else to come out and make a name for himself. Our team is definitely improving when we miss guys, the guys would come in and perform," he added. 

Sammy said that the victory at Motera has lifted the spirit of the team. 

"Morale of the team is good. So far we kept seeing we have been coming close. It's about taking the opportunity and grabbing it and winning. We did it in the last game, so the morale is definitely up some more," he said.

Sammy wished that the team will finish series on the high. 

"It's two games left and most of the guys have been away from home for two and a half months. We want to finish on a high. We have to believe we could win. It's an important game for us and hopefully we could win it and take it down to Chennai for the final," he said.

"Winning is the ultimate goal. We will keep applying pressure. Tomorrow is another massive game for us. We have prepared well. We have one more practice session to go. We want to go out and execute our plans tomorrow," added Sammy.