Kolkata, Feb. 7 -- West Indies captain Shai Hope underlined the importance of starting strongly in major tournaments, saying there is no room for mistakes in World Cups, following his side's convincing win by 35 runs in their T20 World Cup opener against Scotland at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.

Reflecting on the nature of multi-nation tournaments, Hope stressed that, unlike bilateral series, teams do not get the luxury of recovery after a defeat. "Yeah, you just hit the nail on the head there. There's no margin for error in these tournaments. It's not like a bilateral series where you've got another game to get back into the series if you come up on the losing end, but a good start is all we're after," Hope said during the post-match pr...