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Know Where We Faltered, It’s Work in Progress For Us, Says Kieron Pollard
By Shruti - Dec 12, 2019 10:54 pm
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After a 67-run defeat against Indian in the final, as well as, decider T20I in Mumbai, West Indies captain Keiron Pollard looked disappointed at team’s loss. At the post-match conference, he said that 240 was a gettable target and the team had the players to do so. He also praised how the openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma as they all took their time initially to set their eyes in and then started playing shots all around the park and put up a huge total.

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Simron Hetmyer and Kieron Pollard did well

“We will look to take positives from this game. At the end of the day, we knew where we faltered and it’s work in progress for us now. It was gettable (240), we have chased a big total in 2016 here,” Pollard said. “When you look at the way Rahul and Rohit went about at the start, they took their time and then exploded.”

But despite the loss, Kieron Pollard sounded confident for the upcoming ODI series, especially with his batsmen who are in form.

“Yes, we are disappointed but we look to move on from here. There are a lot of emerging players coming through the ranks. Success is something you need to do day in and day out. Those are things we are working out. All is not lost, we still have three ODIs to play. We will look to stay positive,” he added.

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Kieron Pollard also praised medium-pacer Kesrick Williams and spinner Hayden Walsh Jr for their performance in the whole series.

“It’s a positive for us. And him (Williams) bouncing back after that first game as well and coming and showing his mettle, that was well done. There’s still room for improvement for each and every one of us. But again, yes, that’s a positive he can take out of this series,” he said.

“Even young Walshy bowled very well in the last couple of games. He’s finding his feet now in international cricket. All in all, yes we lost 2-1, but I thought the guys stood up for themselves this series and that was very well done in that aspect,” he added.