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World T20 Final: As 'champions' West Indies celebrate, man-of-the-moment Marlon Samuels deserves a salute

However, Samuels gets into a different zone while batting. He stands up on big occasions when his team requires him the most.

World T20 and beyond: Nothing against Rahul Dravid but leave Ravi Shastri alone, he’s done well by India

Nothing against Rahul Dravid. But Ravi Shastri has moulded a mood, jelled a team, given it a non-official togetherness that creates a player to player togetherness, not an official to minion equation as has often been the case.

ICC World T20: Kudos to Samuels and Brathwaite but West Indies won because their bowlers were more disciplined

The bowlers were the critical difference between the two sides. Those of West Indies were far more disciplined than their English counterparts.

World T20: Three titles in 2016 — men's, women's & Under-19 — and you thought West Indies cricket is dying!

With 19 required from the game's last over, young Carlos rattled off the necessary runs in four clean, successive strikes that took the West Indies to the title.

World T20 Final: England were deservedly second best, but Morgan's men have made significant strides

Throughout the 2016 ICC World T20, the two teams that were the most thrilling to watch were the two teams that competed in the final

World T20 Final: Riding on wings of history, West Indies hope to make England dance to the Calypso tune

This is as focused a West Indies side as there has been in years. The victors of 1979 were among the Caribbean’s most talented ever; the vintage of 2004 among the most spirited. The 2016 crop is an impressive mixture.

World T20 Final vs West Indies: One more win and England will turn champions from laughing stock — a remarkable turnaround

Words mean nothing, actions are what count. England have said what they would do and then done it. Win or lose they have proved a point about their commitment to white-ball cricket, but victory would be like an exclamation mark that is 100 feet tall.

ICC World T20 Final: Declaration from West Indies, Chris Gayle's century and England’s 1-run loss — the crystal ball prediction

Being an off spinner, Gayle laughs but acknowledges his gesture. He alters his run up, Morgan sets himself for the final ball, Gayle releases his ‘leggy’, it pitches outside off, and absolutely rips through Morgan – CLEAN BOWLED!

ICC World Twenty20 Final: Cheer for both England and West Indies and put your money back in pocket

In terms of all-rounders there’s difficult to find a mismatch, although those of the West Indies, including Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell and several part-timers such as Gayle appear more formidable

ICC World T20: Gayle's majestic 48-ball 100 puts England to the sword at Wankhede

Gayle, whose marauding unbeaten innings in the Super 10 Group 1 game kept the crowd at the Wankhede Stadium on their feet throughout, had hit his first T20 International hundred during the 2007 World T20 in South Africa.