T20 World Cup 2021: Will Be Difficult To Get Past India In World Cup, Says Windies All-Rounder

T20 World Cup: Former Windies captain Darren Sammy said that the Indian team is an extremely strong competitor in the T20 World Cup. Any team needs to get past the Indian team first to win the trophy.

Big-hitting West Indian all-rounder Darren Sammy also remained unsold at the end of the auction. Sammy's base price was 50 lakh. (AFP Photo)

T20 World Cup 2021: Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy believes that the Indian team is an extremely strong competitor in the T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be played in UAE and Oman from October 17 to November 14. All-rounder Darren Sammy said that if you want to win the trophy in any ICC tournament, you need to get past India first, which is not that easy. 

Darren Sammy said during an event, "India is a team that cannot be easily defeated in the T20 World Cup. Their players have a great experience in T20 cricket due to IPL as well as domestic tournaments. Players from all over the world gain a good experience in IPL games in India."

"This is the toughest tournament since the ODI World Cup," said Sammy who as a captai has won two T20 World Cups for the West Indies. 

India will have to be defeated if the other teams want to win the World Cup.

Darren Sammy said, "Before the 2016 T20 World Cup, our entire team, including me and the coach, believed that India needed to lose if we wanted to win this tournament. Other teams cannot move forward without competing against India in the league round of the tournament or without defeating them in the semi-finals or finals."

At the same time, he said, "You need to defeat India in any tournament. As you have seen in the last few ICC tournaments, whether it is the Test Championship or the ODI World Cup, you cannot win the title without defeating India."

India to open the T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan on October 24. 

India has been placed in Group 2 with Pakistan, New Zealand, and Afghanistan for the T20 World Cup. After the qualifying round, it will also include the winning Group B team and the Group A runner-up team. India will begin their campaign in the tournament with a mega match against Pakistan on October 24. Both India and Pakistan have been placed in The World Cup's Group 2. Under Virat Kohli, Team India will take on New Zealand on October 31 and Afghanistan on November 3.