Their gamers might have earned hefty offers on the IPL mega public sale however West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard on Tuesday mentioned its time to maneuver on and concentrate on worldwide cricket as his workforce appears to tame India within the T20 collection.
From the massive pool of obtainable gamers, 14 West Indians have been chosen to hitch Pollard, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell, who have been retained by their respective franchises forward of the public sale, making up the most important variety of international gamers within the IPL, from any territory exterior of India.
“That’s (IPL auction) is done and dusted and it’s back to International cricket. When the IPL comes they will deal with that. It’s about representing the West Indies and putting your best foot forward now,” the Windies skipper mentioned in a digital media interplay on the eve of their three-match T20I collection right here.
West Indies wicketkeeper-batter and vice-captain Nicholas Pooran, who has been woefully off form, fetched the best bid amongst his teammates when he was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 10.75 crore within the IPL mega public sale on Sunday.
Asked if the gamers will look to justify their hefty pay days by showcasing their abilities within the collection, Pollard mentioned: “I’d not say that. Every time they get a possibility to symbolize their International workforce, they wish to do nicely.
“These guys would have been chosen within the IPL. Each and each time you step on a cricket subject, you’re anticipated to do nicely.”
West Indies have been blanked 0-3 within the ODI collection and Pollard hoped his workforce would make amends within the upcoming T20I collection.
“Guys who haven’t been right here earlier than would have gotten some expertise of the circumstances developing in opposition to a nicely drilled Indian workforce. For us it is about enhancing on a regular basis. We can positively enhance on that,” he mentioned.
Pollard mentioned they’d take confidence from their thrilling 3-2 win over England at residence of their final T20I collection.
“For us it’s about consistency. We had a very good series against England. We faltered a couple of times in the back end of the innings. But we showed that there’s something inside these guys and there’s a belief to do well,” he mentioned.
“We are very assured. We have been in a position to come out on prime in opposition to England, it would give us that additional confidence in opposition to India.
“The guys would be looking forward to score runs on these sort of surfaces where it’s conducive for strokemaking. We are looking forward to it and the guys are quietly confident.”
Pollard had missed the final two ODIs with a troubled knee however the skipper mentioned he is raring to go for the T20I collection.
“Things have improved for me. It was one of many knees . and the rigours of the 50-over recreation was very very troublesome. As we stand proper now all of us can be found for choice,” he mentioned.
Giving his tackle the wicket, Pollard mentioned: “It looks a very good cricketing wicket. Obviously, there’s something in it for the bowlers. There’s still some chill in the air and with dew around the ball it should be able to slide onto the bat.”
He, nevertheless, didn’t appear too involved in regards to the dew.
“The dew will be for both the teams so we will see what happens and who can tackle the dew well.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
