Published: Jan 21, 2016, 05:15 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 21, 2016, 05:15 PM (IST)
West Indies Test skipper Jason Holder recently revealed that the pitches in the Caribbean are not good enough to support ‘attractive cricket’. Holder is also the captain of the side Barbados Pride in the domestic contest Regional Super50 and has recently played good amount of cricket on the pitches. He expressed that he was not impressed playing cricket there as the probability and scope of scoring good runs is very low, leaving chances of seeing a good contest of cricket rare. The pitches, according to the cricketer, were very slow and turning as per his recent experiences during the series. The average score per innings throughout the innings remained around 200-220, which is quite low looking at 50-overs format and that is what is the main concern of the WIndies skipper currently. READ: Steve Waugh appeals for intervention to rescue West Indies cricket
In a report by The Hindu, Holder is quoted saying, “It’s(scoring good runs) been tough. Obviously the scores are not what we’ve been accustomed to in One-day cricket, and I think that’s been due to the slow pitches. I’ve found it very difficult so far batting in this tournament in the middle overs especially, and trying to get the ball off the square. I think spinners are dominating it and that’s because the ball has spun quite early and quite sharply. I just think we need to work a little bit more on improving our pitches and stroke-play and the viewing of the cricket would be a lot better.” READ: Jason Holder denied No Objection Certificate from WICB to participate in PSL 2016
Despite starting off poorly in the series, Barbados Pride managed to make it to the semi-finals as they topped the Group A table at the end of group stage and are schedule to face the Windward Volcanos on Thursday.
