# Sammy hails Hope after West Indies’ record ODI chase against India 2026-10-04T21:46:46+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets West Indies coach Daren Sammy praised captain Shai Hope for his unbeaten 162 in the third ODI against India at Mullanpur on Saturday, 3 October 2026, describing the innings as special. Hope opened the batting after regular opener Jewel Andrews injured a finger while fielding, and carried his bat through to guide the team to a record chase. Sammy noted that Hope kept wickets for 50 overs before batting, and said the skipper 'literally took the team on his back' with the bat. The coach also credited batters Amir Jangoo and John Campbell for their contributions across the series. The win demonstrated that West Indies can match the world's number one team when they perform consistently, Sammy said. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets report the same match facts and quotes from Daren Sammy, with no disagreement. The Hindu leads with Sammy's praise of Hope's leadership and physical effort, while the ICC report adds specific series tallies for Hope, Jangoo and Campbell, and includes Sammy's remark about batting deep. Neither outlet takes a critical or political stance, both are neutral, match-report coverage. The two sources together confirm that West Indies chased a big total against India with a batter short, and that Hope's unbeaten 162 was the standout performance of the series. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - thehindu.com (neutral report) Straight match report, no slant, focused on coach's quotes - icc-cricket.com (neutral report) Straight match report, no slant, adds series statistics This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Daren Sammy, India cricket, ODI, Shai Hope, West Indies cricket Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sammy-hails-hope-after-west-indies-record-odi-chase-against-india/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sammy-hails-hope-after-west-indies-record-odi-chase-against-india/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/