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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

Takeaways from World T20: West Indies’ win over favourites Australia is a victory for women’s cricket

Leave aside the impact in their own region; the West Indies gave women’s cricket a much needed boost on Sunday. By breaking Australia’s record of winning every world event final they have played in since 2000, they moved the game into unfamiliar yet exciting territory.

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.

Caribbean Calypso is back: No glory days yet but ICC World T20 breathes new life into West Indies cricket

The West Indies had never been short on potential but lacked the sense of application. It’s time they focused more. Old-timers won’t like them to be also-rans in world cricket but the force driving it.

From England's wake-up calls to West Indies' roller-coaster ride: The road to World T20 final

A recap of how West Indies and England made their way to the final, starting with the third match of the Super-10 stage in which the two sides clashed at the Wankhede in Mumbai on 16 March.

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.