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West Indies Youngsters Must Be Saved From Cricketing “Vultures”, Thinks Kieron Pollard
By Shruti - Dec 6, 2019 10:01 am
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India are all set to take on the West Indies for a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series which will start in Hyderabad on Friday. Before that, captain Kieron Pollard said that young cricketers need to be protected from “vultures of the game” as well. They have named several youngsters in their 15-member squad and he believes that the youngsters need to have enough opportunities to shine on the international circuit.

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Kieron Pollard

“They (Brandon King and Keserick Williams) have been pretty good. It’s good that we have young guys coming in from the CPL. They are excited to represent West Indies. But the problem is, we as individuals try to judge people too quickly,” Kieron Pollard said at the pre-match press conference on Thursday.

“We need to have patience. At the end of the day we need results but sometimes you have to be honest with yourself. We look forward to these talents showing the world what they can do. Sometime you need to have umbrella over them and protect them from the vultures out there to pull them down,” he added.

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On the other hand, India captain Virat Kohli made it clear that there is only spot left to be filled in the team’s pace attack for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, citing that Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami are nearly confirmed for the squad.

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Virat Kohli

“The fight obviously is for one spot and I think more or less three guys have made a place for themselves. It’s going to be a healthy competition and it will be interesting to see how it pans out,” Kohli said.

The three-match series will begin in Hyderabad on Friday whereas the second T20I will be played in Thiruvananthapuram and the final game of the series will be played in Mumbai on December 11. After the completion of the T20I series, they will take on for a three-match One-day International series as well.