Despite Varun Chakravarthy leaking runs in the last two matches, he remains the world No. 1 bowler in T20 cricket, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy said on the eve of their virtual quarterfinal against India in the T20 World Cup in Eden Gardens here on Sunday. Chakravarthy conceded 47 runs from his four overs against South Africa, with Dewald Brevis and David Miller launching a premeditated assault. He also struggled against minnows Zimbabwe in India's last Super Eights match.

But Sammy made it clear that a couple of lean outings do not diminish Chakravarthy's stature of being the No. 1 bowler. "Last time I checked, I think he was the number one bowler in the T20 cricket. We respect every opposition," Sammy said in the pre-match media interaction on Saturday. "Do we have our plans against each bowler and vice versa, our bowlers versus their batsmen? Yes. We go up to a complete game. The team has quality, they got match winners, just like we do. And it's a battle of who executes with bat and ball. I expect it to be an exciting game.