T20 World Cup 2021: I Think We're Really Hurt At Losing Those Two Games – West Indies Vice-Captain Nicholas Pooran

West Indies vice-captain Nicholas Pooran has said that West Indies is at a disadvantage after losing two consecutive games in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.

West Indies who were considered as favourites to win the T20 World Cup is having a horrible run in the mega event. In the first game, they were bundled at the score of 55 against England and in the second game batters did a decent job but bowlers failed to perform well which resulted in WI losing against South Africa.

Talking about the journey of the team in the World Cup, Pooran said that batters who were “not good enough” in Dubai, were better in Sharjah. He elaborated:

“The mood in the camp is still good, the guys are gelling really good; I think we’re really hurt at losing those two games and we have only ourselves to blame. But the mood is still good. We know what we have to do and everyone is up for the challenge.

West Indies will next lock horns with Bangladesh on Friday, talking about the game Nicholas Pooran said that WI and Bangladesh are on the same boat after losing two back-to-back games. He said:

“Yeah, I think Bangladesh after losing two games – they are in the same situation as us as well. So, I think it’s going to be a good challenge for us tomorrow. We need to get that victory and play in Sharjah as well… We know Bangladesh have a lot of spinners as well. It’s definitely going to be a challenge for us as well and it’s how bad we actually want it.”

We’re Happy To Have Jason Holder And We Wish Him All The Best – Nicholas Pooran

Obed McCoy has been ruled out of the tournament and West Indies have added Jason Holder to the main squad. Talking about the addition of Jason Holder, Pooran said he is a quality player and they are happy to have him. He stated:

“Jason Holder coming into the team…obviously, he’s a quality player as well. We’re happy to have him and we wish him all the best. With the batting order and the batsmen, we just didn’t rise to the occasion, to be honest. If you can accept that you weren’t good in the first two games… I think as batsmen and as a team, we’ve already accepted that we didn’t come to the party and we’re looking forward to moving forward and hopefully we can do much better.”

Nicholas Pooran also spoke about his experience of playing the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). He elaborated:

“It helps a lot, I’ve spent a bit of time in Bangladesh as well, not only me but a lot of the other guys. We have good friendships; we make good friendships with the guys. We get to understand them and learn off them as well, especially in different conditions. So going into the game, [we] actually know what these guys do – being a bit familiar with it and I think that helps us a lot as batsmen and as bowlers as well.”

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