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Chris Gayle who showed no stomach for a longer stay at the crease, Marlon Samuels who showed unmatched appetite for senseless strokes, Darren Sammy who left little to imagination among others - they all did their own honourable thing for the retiring man, and in turn suffered for severe lack of performances on all fronts.
Talk about frenzied suicidal attempts till you finally succeed. They did, first in Eden Gardens when they suffered a batting disorder of the series in the second innings and twice here at the Wankhede, allowing the game to finish in two-and-half-days. While India won the farewell match by an innings and 126 runs, it should give them no joy that the opposition simply showed no stomach for a fight with the bat.
"It is very disappointing. We never turned up in the series. We came here on the back of six Test victories against Bangladesh, New Zealand and Zimbabwe. Coming here really taught us a lesson and exposed us. It told us how far we are behind the top four teams in the world," skipper Sammy said after the match.
"I personally have been very disappointed not just for me, but for the team. It is a good lesson for us as we go to New Zealand where we play our next Test series," he added. The St Lucia all-rounder is hoping the team works on restoring some pride in the one-day series that follows.
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