Series victory will lift morale ahead of SA tour: Bhuvneshwar

Update: 2013-11-27 23:01 GMT
The third ODI at Kanpur holds great significance for both India and West Indies as the series is currently tied at 1-1 after the visitor’s secured a close two-wicket win in the last game at Visakhapatnam. India had won the first match by six wickets at Kochi.

‘Tomorrow’s match will be a crucial one. It is important in the context of the South Africa series. Our morale would be high going into South Africa tour if we can win the series,’ Bhuvneshwar said at the pre-match press conference at the Green Park Stadium, which is hosting an international game after nearly four years.

Giving special significance to the match, Bhuvneshwar said he was eyeing an much-improved performance at his home ground. ‘From my personal point of view, if I perform well tomorrow my confidence would be high going into the South Africa tour,’ the pacer from Meerut said. ‘The stadium has changed a lot since I played here the last time. It feels proud to play in your home ground, at a ground from where you started your Ranji Trophy career.’

Win in Vizag gave us confidence: Bravo


KANPUR:
The series-levelling win in the second ODI at Visakhapatnam gave a struggling West Indies the self belief that they can beat India at their own backyard, the visiting team skipper Dwayne Bravo said.
After the six-wicket loss to India in the first ODI at Kochi, West Indies pulled off a narrow two-wicket victory against the hosts in the next match to liven up the three-match rubber. ‘Winning the last game gave us the confidence and the belief that we can actually beat India in India,’ Bravo said. ‘From our point of view, we are just focused on improving on our previous performances.'

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