“We were happy to be in the Twenty20 and happy to make the semi-finals but we’re disappointed in the way we lost the game. We’re now focused on rebounding by winning here against India,” Gayle said.

“We’re working hard to get a strong start on Friday and capitalise on that throughout the series,” he added.

Gayle said India would be determined to prove a point against his team at the Sabina Park tomorrow while the hosts would want to belt as many wins as possible making it a tough and interesting series.

“Both teams are looking to win and they (Indians) are trying to prove something against us. At the same time we want to get more wins under our belt and continue our development. It’s going to be a tough series but we’re excited about it and want to have fun and play some good cricket all around.

West Indies cautious against Harbhajan factor: Sarwan

Describing Harbhajan Singh as an important performer for India, West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan said his team would have to “stay positive” against the off-spinner as they meet in the four-match ODI series beginning tomorrow.

Sarwan also said his team will have to click as a unit as they tackle the Indian bowling attack.

“We’ve got experience within experience and hopefully we’ll come together as a unit. Over the years, we’ve tried to rotate the strike as much as we can but we know how good Harbhajan Singh is and he’s been a very good performer for India over the years,” Sarwan said.

The Guyanese felt the key to his side’s success in the series beginning at Sabina Park, would be how well it could work on the ball. “It’s important that (the West Indies) stay positive against him as well and the rest of the bowlers that we’ll be playing against but I think the key, when we play India, is to try and work the ball as much as we can,” he said.

Sarwan also felt that irrespective of their recent Super Eight match win over India in the Twenty20 World Cup in England the Indians would be “a handful in the Caribbean”.