India, Feb. 6 -- "You guys said I've only had 10 days. When am I supposed to have done?" Mark Watt's comment, made half in jest, segued into what Gordon Drummond said after Scotland finished nets at Eden Gardens here on Friday. "We had a foot of snow for one period in January, so yeah, it was a bit different." Getting fit for the T20 World Cup equalled shovelling the driveway. And here they are, one day from taking on two-time champions West Indies.

In 10 days, Scotland players have journeyed from doing nothing at home to playing the ultimate competition in cricket's shortest format. For Zainullah Ihsan, the feeling of incredulity is even more. The fast bowler had missed the age cut-off for the under-19 World Cup but disappointment turne...