The West Indies way, let me put it, is different. Even their cricket anthem seems to be more a celebration that the others. The chest-roll, the gangnam, the Champion. The rum, the cigars. The funky hairstyles and the not-so-modest monikers. The uninhibited comments and the leave-you-in-bits press conferences. The lack of respect for running the runs. The acrobatic catches and the through-your-legs gaffes. The mighty swipes, the mega hits. The lust for providing entertainment and for being a part of it, too.

If you would ever have to billet their cricket, one way or the other, conviviality will feature in your description. Also, serious hitting power and maybe a need to constantly prove themselves.

"Just the issues before the tournament... the lack of respect for our T20 team, a lot has been said about this team and we as a group, it has just brought us closer together," Sammy had said, during the press conference ahead of the semifinal against India, about the problems the team goes through. "I said it before, we have number of guys in 30s and we came here in this tournament not playing a T20I in the calendar year, where we saw lot of against us. That really brought the team closer together.

"You've see the way we've played. We think it's us against the world. That 15 players and the support staff, it's just us, our own new circle against the world and that's how we've gone out and play. It's a challenge that we are ready for, that is why we play the sport," Sammy had said.

So when, West Indies found themselves deep in the mire having lost the experienced duo of Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels, they found their own way of