The following are excerpts from what the West Indies captain, Chris Gayle, said after leading his team to a memorable win over India:

Defeating the reigning champions

Yeah, we were up against a quality team... They almost defended 153 and, so, credit to India... Somebody (Yuvraj Singh) stepped up and gave them a decent total.

Yuvraj’s innings

Some guys make runs and hurt teams... He’s such a quality player, someone who has hit six sixes in an over (in the inaugural World T20)...

Hostile spells at the start

Fidel Edwards was very good and fast... He did his job (three for 24)...

Finally, the difference made by his team’s fielding

It did, yes, and the catch that (Lendl) Simmons took off (Gautam) Gambhir was outstanding.