Kieron Pollard has urged his West Indies side to forget their dismal batting display against England and move on quickly as they seek to de...
Kieron Pollard has urged his West Indies side to forget their dismal batting display against England and move on quickly as they seek to defend their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup crown.
Pollard was one of ten batters to fall for a single-figure score as his side were skittled for 55 in a rematch of the 2016 final, a score England needed just 8.2 overs to surpass as West Indies’ net run-rate took a sizable early dent.
The 34-year-old was honest about his side’s failings and expects to see a vast improvement in their remaining Group 1 fixtures, starting against South Africa on Tuesday.
“We didn’t bat well and it’s disappointing to start our tournament like that, being defending champions,” he said.
“But we have to accept it and take responsibility for what happened out there. We have to put this game to bed and move on.
“We just need to go back and look at the way we’ve performed and see if we can maybe find a medium as to how we approach it.
“It’s very important we forget a game like this. For us, it’s pretty simple – accept and move on.”
A West Indies side showing three survivors from the side which lifted the trophy for a second time five years...