West Indies white-ball captain Nicholas Pooran is in no temper to give up after his T20 World Cup loss, and vowed to make a comeback, taking the first-round exit as an “motivation”.
Two-time champions West Indies crashed out within the qualifiers for the primary time within the historical past of the present showpiece. West Indies, probably the most profitable T20 World Cup workforce, didn’t qualify for the Super 12 stage, following which head coach Phil Simmons has determined to step down, beginning on 30 November in Perth, with a two-Test sequence in Australia. It is bound to occur. remaining project.
“Playing cricket is my dream and obviously I have given my test in life and it is another test for me,” Pooran stated forward of defending champions Trinidad & Tobago within the regional List A match Super50 Cup.
“I’m a person who accepts challenges and this was just another one for me. It’s not going to stop me. I’ll continue to learn from my experiences and again, I’m glad I can wake up in the morning to see that.” I’ve obtained an opportunity to play cricket once more.
Nicholas Pooran’s response after shedding his wicket within the match in opposition to Sri Lanka on July 1. (Reuters)
Pooran was pressured to step down as captain after Kieron Pollard’s sudden retirement in May this 12 months and his subsequent large problem would be the ODI World Cup in India subsequent 12 months. As of now, West Indies don’t have any worldwide white ball until their tour of South Africa in February-March subsequent 12 months.
“Obviously, we don’t know what will happen in the future, but we will take it day by day. Again, it was a learning experience for all of us and this is our journey and our story,” Pooran stated. “Time will inform what’s going to occur however for now it’s only a matter of specializing in ourselves and the way we will get higher individually.
“Rest is the final (method to heal) and each participant wants it however it nonetheless hurts inside. I wish to use that damage as inspiration and clearly wish to come again sturdy.” Blaming the batsmen for their disastrous T20 World Cup campaign, Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt called for a “full autopsy “Called to do.
CWI chief government Johnny Grave has echoed comparable views, saying he wanted trustworthy soul-searching to search out the reply, however he declined to go away. “I’m not in control of that (exit). My contract expires June 2023. But am I a solitaire? Am I going to resign? No, I’m not,” Grave instructed Mason and Guest Radio Said on the present.
“For no matter motive we didn’t carry out underneath stress in Hobart. Now, was there an excessive amount of stress placed on the workforce? Why did not the gamers hone these abilities?” Urging the disappointed team to give up, Grave said: “It cannot simply be gamers or coaches.
It is individuals who each perceive and have been profitable in establishing methods and buildings and the gamers who execute them. We have gotten info from our gamers and we’re digging deeper.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
