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A phenomenal athlete

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Kuala Lumpur: Described by coach Bennett King as a "phenomenal athlete", Dwayne Smith, has under-achieved in his two-and-a-half year international career. A powerful striker of the ball — he smashed three fours in an Agarkar over on Wednesday before unluckily being given out — Smith has only one international century in 10 Tests and 46 ODIs.

He spoke to newsmen on Friday.

(Excerpts):

On scalping four with the new ball: For me, it was just that the skipper asked me to open the bowling and I had no problem. I decided to put the ball in the right area and let the wicket do the rest.

On his batting: I am struggling a little bit in batting but I am still confident. I am getting good knocks at the nets and it will help me to get out of the lean performances. Things did not work for me in the last match but I am confident I am going to get some runs.

On the woes of the West Indies middle-order: It's just that we have to stay confident. I don't see any reason for it to continue. It's just that one good start, and the runs will start flowing.

On the mood in the team before the final: The team spirit is very high. We are all looking to do well. The guys have been working hard and I am sure we will be able to do well.

On bowling to Tendulkar: It was not much of a problem for me. He was scoring off me so I just continued to concentrate on my bowling. Ultimately, Tendulkar got out after scoring 65 and it was good for our team.

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