'We're a team' - Ganga

Daren Ganga, the victorious Trinidad & Tobago captain, has attributed the Carib Beer Series double-success to an all-round team performance. In the aftermath of a comprehensive 125-run triumph over Barbados which saw them win the Carib Beer Challenge at Guaracara Park, Ganga explained that hard work by the entire team had reaped due rewards.

"I thought the Bajans played a good game, they pushed us to the limits, and we were able to come out on top," Ganga said. "So this shows the character of our team, of Trinidad and Tobago's team, and it just shows the way that we've been playing cricket throughout the entire season. And it's justice for our hard work, coming out with a double in this competition."

Ganga also paid tribute to lower-order allrounders, Man-of-the-Match Rayad Emrit and Richard Kelly, the series' Best Allrounder, for holding together both T&T innings at crucial times. "I think it was the allrounders that really pulled us through in this game. If you look at the performances of Richard Kelly and Rayad Emrit, you would see that they definitely helped us when we were in dire straits. It shows the depth in our batting, it shows the depth in our ability as players, and it's just a wonderful feeling to be leading a team with such calibre as this one."

Ganga felt the turning point of the match for his team was when Emrit earned his maiden first-class hundred. "I think that was the session that really set the game up for us, a good first innings total was always going to put us in front," he said. "I think all in all it showed we're a team. It showed that where (there are) situations or problems somebody's putting their hand up and coming out and delivering it for Trinidad and Tobago."

Ganga felt Barbados were worthy finalists in the way they fought during the match, but said T&T deserved the title, having played the better cricket. "They've pushed us to the line on several occasions, and we've just shown more character, more determination and more guile in terms of our strategy, in terms of our experience as a team, and we've come out on top."

David Williams, the former West Indies and T&T wicket-keeper and national coach, was also elated at his side's achievements this season. "This is very special. Having one trophy in the bag and doing the double, that's really fantastic," Williams said. "There's a saying "every dog is bad in his backyard". We knew what we have here, we had home advantage, and although we did beat Barbados in Barbados, it was a pretty good wicket... we backed ourselves, and we just did it."