West Indian pacer Ravi Rampaul, whose match-winning haul of 4/37 scripted his team’s series-levelling win in the second ODI, said the rash shots played by the Indians helped his comeback performance. “I was getting a little swing with the ball so I was just waiting for them to play the rash shots,” he said. “It was the best I have bowled for a long time. I was playing four-day cricket and coming back to one-day, my rhythm and everything went well — today I bowled really well.”

Analysing his bowling performance, Rampaul said he took full advantage of the Indians’ susceptibility to short-pitched bowling. “They weren’t too comfortable with the short balls so I used it as a surprise delivery,” Rampaul said.

The 24-year-old, who dismissed Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma for ducks in his first over, said he is an attacking bowler but can also look to restrict the batsmen if the need arises. “I’m an attacking bowler and I think the captain knows that I am an attacking bowler, but I can bowl tight as well,” he said.