Kieron Pollard admits that the experienced West Indies players have not done well in the current times t20 world cup After the defending champions were eliminated from the race for the semi-finals. West Indies suffered a 20-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the crucial match of Do or Die. Experienced Windies players like Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne did not live up to the expectations.
Pollard felt the defending champions were below par and admitted that the fielding against Sri Lanka was not right.
“I think we were below par. You don’t want to see those things (for fielding) in a crucial match like this. Our bowlers did fine, they scored 189 runs but it was a very good batting track,” Pollard said. said in a post-match presentation.
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“The way Sri Lanka played, they didn’t take us out of the game, but played very smartly. Only 3 sixes but 17 fours, so he didn’t give us a chance. Too many ran away.”
The captain also heaped praise on Shimron Hetmyer, who scored an unbeaten 80, and wants him to continue batting like this.
“Hetmyer batted brilliantly in the end, that’s what we know he can do as a person. Come quick, hit the ball around and explode at the end. That’s what we want to see from him, a little more continuity. He and Pooran, we know we have these guys,” Pollard said.
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“I think cricket smart is something that has bothered us. We have talked over and over again, especially from the batting point of view what we need to do individually and we haven’t done well.”
Pollard further said that some young players are knocking on the door because experienced players including him are not performing well.
“Some young players are raising their hands but experienced players, including me, haven’t done well. We are not going to hide from the fact that this has been disappointing for us. I am sure all the players in the dressing room are getting injured. This is something we didn’t see coming but we have to face the reality,” Pollard concluded.
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