West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran, forward of the ODI sequence towards Bangladesh, opined that his staff wants to enhance its batting towards spin and swing within the upcoming sequence. He feels that West Indies batters had been late in reacting to spin or swing of their earlier matches. He additionally spoke concerning the significance of constructing partnerships in ODI matches.
Pooran reckons that the staff must have the suitable mindset template for the format. He believes that there are lots of new gamers within the staff and that they should play extra as a bunch. The first match of the ODI sequence between the West Indies and Bangladesh might be performed on July 10, Sunday, in Windfall, Guyana.
“Wanting again on the Pakistan sequence, we as a staff clearly mirror, and spoke concerning the significance of partnerships and about partnership consciousness in batting 50 overs,” Pooran was quoted as saying by India As we speak.
We wish to work as a staff and attempt to get higher within the sequence: Nicholas Pooran
West Indies toured Pakistan final month for 3 ODIs and misplaced all of the matches. Later, within the three-match T20I sequence towards Bangladesh, Pooran’s facet gained the sequence 2-0. “As a batting group we imagine that each time the ball is swinging in or the ball has began to spin we reacted very late and that is one thing we wish to work in as a staff and as a bunch and attempt to get higher within the sequence,” mentioned Pooran.
“I believe there’s a whole lot of new guys within the staff and we positively have to play extra as a bunch. Simply have persistence. I believe the ODI format is simply between the Exams and the T20Is and the mindset retains altering. We simply have to have the suitable mindset and the suitable template for this format and simply keep it up for a bit,” Pooran added.
Following the ODI sequence, West Indies will host India for 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is, later within the month. India have introduced their ODI squad, and the staff might be led by Shikhar Dhawan within the absence of Rohit Sharma. Different senior gamers equivalent to Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli have additionally been rested for the sequence.
