Delhi: In the third ODI against India, West Indies captain Shai Hope left such an impact with his batting, which will be remembered for a long time. In the match played in New Chandigarh on Saturday, 3 October, Hope played a record-breaking inning of 162* runs and helped West Indies achieve the huge target of 352 runs. West Indies won by 5 wickets.

West Indies chased such a big target for the first time in ODI, the full credit for which goes to Hope. After the match, he also mentioned a special advice given by Indian cricket legend MS Dhoni behind his innings.

This advice of MS Dhoni gave confidence to Shai Hope

Shai Hope told during the presentation that recently he got a chance to talk to MS Dhoni. Dhoni gave him such advice, which was very useful to him while chasing a big target.

Hope said that Dhoni had told him that you have more time than you think. Keeping this in mind, he focused on the process of his batting during the innings instead of thinking too much about the result.

Hope said, “MS Dhoni told me that you always have more time than you think.”

First divided the target into small parts, then created havoc

Chasing the target of 352 runs, Hope knew that even a small mistake could cost West Indies heavily. Therefore, instead of hurrying from the beginning, he progressed the innings slowly.

He told that his focus was not on the final result of the match. He was constantly moving forward by dividing the game into small parts and trying to hit boundaries at the right time.

Hope also read the bowlers and fielding setup of the Indian team well. He knew that due to India being behind by overs, some extra fielders would have to be kept inside the circle in the last overs. He took advantage of this situation and scored runs rapidly in the last part of the innings.

Felt pain around the 30th over – Hope

This innings was not only difficult for Shai Hope in terms of batting. He told that after about 30 overs he started feeling some problem in his groin. Despite this, he did not leave the field and continued batting till the end.

Hope scored unbeaten 162 runs in 143 balls. His innings included 17 fours and 3 sixes. This is the highest score of his ODI career. Thanks to his innings, West Indies achieved the target of 352 runs by losing 5 wickets in 48.2 overs. The Indian team won the series 2-1.