UNDER-PRESSURE West Indies captain Darren Sammy believes the vibe in the camp is good despite losing the first Digicel Test match against India by 63 runs at Sabina Park yesterday.

Speaking at yesterday’s press conference shortly after the match, the 27-year-old St Lucian said despite the defeat and the high price paid for dropping second-innings centurion Rahul Dravid, he is “quite happy with the camaraderie”.

“People show different type of emotion (on the field) but as a unit I’m quite happy with the camaraderie. I think the players go out there and try. (When) the results are not going in our favour a lot of questions will be asked, but if we correct the batting we could win matches,” he said.

Sammy took four wickets in the second innings to help dismiss India, but contributed just one and 25 with the bat in the match. Dravid, who was dropped on six by Sammy during the second day’s play, went on to make 112.

The skipper declared his belief in the team and expressed confidence the feeling has been reciprocated.

“… I won’t drop Dravid again. Just like my teammates believe in me I believe in them as well and we’ll try to keep a positive feeling around the dressing room.

“I still believe the guys are trying hard, but it’s about the mental focus and we need the players to take on that responsibility and do what it takes for the team,” Sammy said.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised the effort of his team and said he knew that the target of 326 was always going to be stiff for the West Indies, given the nature of the batting surface.

“That 300 was quite a difficult target to chase. It was a difficult wicket where scoring runs was not easy unless you bowled really bad deliveries.

“They started aggressively and that’s one of the main reasons they got off to a flyer, but we knew we had to take wickets and once we took wickets we slowed down their momentum and put some pressure on the middle-order batsmen,” he said.

Dhoni said the strong wind may have affected the performances of ace spinners Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra, and showed admiration for West Indies leggie Devendra Bishoo, who took seven wickets in the match.

“It was a bit difficult for our spinners because of the strong breeze across the field, but I think as the game progressed they adjusted to the situation and started bowling in the right areas.

“I think Bishoo bowled really well. What’s important is that he bowled in the right areas, with the kind of turn he got, especially in the first innings,” he said.