SOUTHAMPTON, England, June 11, CMC –West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has known as for pressing enhancements in his staff’s bowling assault after a crushing 3-0 T20 sequence loss to England.
The previous World Cup-winning captain admitted his considerations over the facet’s lack of ability to deal with stress, significantly with the ball, as they put together for subsequent yr’s T20 World Cup.
Talking after the ultimate defeat, Sammy highlighted the dearth of self-discipline in execution as a big problem.
“I feel it’s a query of expertise after we are put below stress. Do we’ve the ability set to be disciplined with our plans? Will we give our potential sufficient time? It’s one thing, particularly from a bowling perspective. We’ve been making an attempt to determine the way to limit ourselves after we’re put below stress.”
England’s batters dominated all through the sequence, with solely Rovman Powell from the regional facet scoring over 100 runs in three innings.
West Indies bowlers additionally struggled to comprise the onslaught from the English batters, and Sammy pointed to the house facet’s potential to recuperate after early setbacks for instance his staff should comply with.
“They could have patches the place a batter will get on prime, however they at all times appear to have the power to drag it again. We’ve seen England do it time and time once more, the place they’ve the power to go to a plan and get outcomes. To me, that’s essentially the most worrying factor.”
Regardless of the struggles, Sammy insisted he has religion in his squad, which nonetheless has a plethora of world-class expertise. “I take a look at my staff, and I say, I’ve acquired the very best gamers from the Caribbean right here. Nonetheless, with the T20 World Cup simply eight months away, he acknowledged the necessity for fast options.
The previous all-rounder expressed confidence within the batting unit, which has proven consistency in recent times, however warned that the bowlers should pull their weight if the staff is to see any type of enchancment.
“I feel the batting shall be extra constant. They’ve been over the past two years, however we are able to’t maintain asking our batters to chase down excessive 200s. Once we set 190 or 200, our bowling might want to defend itself.”
Regardless of the heavy defeats, Sammy remained optimistic even because the staff traveled to Eire for an additional sequence. “I’m a really constructive man. I imagine that between now and the World Cup, we are going to get the correct mixture.”
