India captain Suresh Raina was willing to give credit to the West Indian team for the manner in which it fought back in the fourth ODI.
"They played good cricket and I must say it was a good comeback by them," said Raina.
He said the failure to build partnerships hurt India on the chase. "We needed at least two 50-plus stands and that did not happen. We kept losing wickets regularly." Raina said the team decided to target leg-spinner Anthony Martin who eventually ended up with four wickets.
India bowling coach Eric Simons did not believe that the side was undone by short-pitched bowling by the West Indies pacemen. "I do not think coping with short-pitched bowling is an issue with this team,"
he said.
Simons defended paceman Ishant Sharma who proved expensive on Monday. "He has been bowling in the right areas and has been focussed at the nets. He has come from a strong IPL. I thought he bowled well."
With the series decided, he felt the West Indians were in a more relaxed state of mind. "That could be one of the reasons that they played with greater freedom," Simons explained.
Man of the Match Martin said he enjoyed bowling on his home ground. "This is my ground. I always do well here," he said.
Martin joked that he had told himself after being ignored for the third ODI here, "I told myself that the coach (Ottis Gibson) does not think I am fit to play. I am going to show it to him."
Someone who has overcome a serious back injury, Martin said dismissing Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag in a tour game gave him the belief to pursue an international career.
A paceman in his days as a junior cricketer, he is now making the breakthrough as a spinner from an island of great fast bowlers.
