Kingston: After losing the two-match Test series against India, Windies skipper Jason Holder said his team was outplayed by the Indian team and credited the Virat Kohli-led side for playing a good brand of cricket.
His remarks came after India’s 257-run victory over the Windies in the second Test of the series here at Sabina Park.
“We were outplayed by the Indian side, they put us under pressure from the very start. They played a good brand of cricket, our batters were not able to rise up to the challenge, our bowlers displayed good performances but we were not able to put enough runs on the board,” Holder told reporters after the match.
He said that in order to produce world-class cricketers, the country needs to focus on first-class cricket. Holder also said that the side needs to get more consistent to challenge teams from all over the world.
“I do not think it is a quick fix. We have got to put things in place and hope we improve. We need to focus on first-class cricket because we will build players there only,” Holder said.
The 27-year-old said that the series loss against India has not disheartened him. He advocated the need to improve the franchise level cricket to enable players to deal with pressure situations. (ANI)
