Kolkata, March 1 -- Following his side's loss to India in the must-win T20 World Cup Super Eight clash, West Indies skipper Shai Hope said that he could have got more runs in the start on a surface which suits the chasing teams more.

WI once again gave plenty of promise, hope and firepower, but their unique Caribbean flavour fizzled out during the virtual quarterfinal on Sunday for the last semifinal spot in the tournament. With Sanju Samson's risk-free 97* single-handedly chasing down 196 runs, WI once again face a Super Eight exit. India, on the other hand, will play against England in the semifinals at Mumbai. Perhaps, one of the factors in WI's loss was Shai Hope's sluggish 32 in 33 balls, at a strike rate of below 100, consisting of...