IND vs WI 2022: It is not all gloom and doom – Kieron Pollard after losing T20I series

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard was a bit disappointed after his team suffered a 3-0 whitewash against India in the T20I series but at the same time, he was content with the positives.

The Windies are in a building stage and they are always a force to reckon with in the shortest format of the game.

West Indies certainly has a potent batting unit and there are a lot of power-hitters who can take the game away from the opposition. Nicholas Pooran scored three fifties in the T20I series and delivered with the bat in all three matches. Pooran amassed 184 runs in three matches at an average of 61.33. Furthermore, Rovman Powell also impressed with his pyrotechnics and had scored a fine fifty in the second T20I.

Moreover, Roston Chase was brilliant with the ball as he scalped six wickets in three matches at an impressive economy rate of 5.17. However, West Indies’ pace battery was a major disappointment and the team will need to work on the same.

Ergo, there were some positives for the tourists despite the fact they could not even manage a single win on the tour.

Meanwhile, Pollard rued the fact that his team conceded 86 runs in the final five overs and it was the turning point of the game. Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer were able to provide the finishing touches for the team as both of them batted at the top of their game.

Pollard said in the post-match presentation, “We were in the game for 15 overs, but we gave them 85-odd in the last five. We did have a good start with the bat, were 70-odd in 7 or 8 overs, and weren’t able to capitalize. Nicholas showed his consistency. Rovman Powell showed he wants to be part and parcel of the white-ball teams. Coming to India is going to be difficult but the way the boys responded was good on our part. From the ODI perspective, we had a chance to win that series, bowling them out for 230-odd in the second game and last game, so it is not all doom and gloom. These guys are finding their foot, it is like on-the-job training for them and we look forward to seeing what the future holds. From the T20 perspective, we went with experience for the (2021) World Cup and didn’t get the job done, but now we are working with what we got”.

West Indies will look to improve as a unit and there are a lot of areas in which they can come up with better performances. The Windies will now host England for three-Test match series.