AHMEDABAD, India, CMC – West Indies Check captain Roston Chase has positioned the crew’s dismal exhibiting within the opening Check in opposition to India squarely on the shoulders of the batters.
The Windies have been routed for 162 and 146 of their first and second innings respectively, on their technique to a demoralising innings and 140-run defeat to the house facet inside three days on the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Whereas no West Indies batter scored 40, Dhruv Jurel, Ravendra Jadeja, and KL Rahul all hit centuries in India’s mammoth first innings whole of 448 for 5 declared.
Talking in a post-match press convention on Saturday following the defeat, Chase admitted that the crew’s batting continued to be a major concern.
“Clearly, we had a poor batting show, and that is one thing that has been plaguing us for the previous two collection. We’ve not been capable of bat no less than 80 overs, bat a day, and even get 250 or 300 runs on the board.
“Anytime you win a toss in a Check match and bat and also you don’t bat out the primary day, you’re all the time going to be behind the eight ball,” Chase stated.
“We didn’t begin properly, and we by no means actually put any partnerships in place. We by no means actually received again into the sport, we by no means put these partnerships collectively, and we paid for it.
“Within the desk, clearly, they’re ranked larger than us, so that they’re purported to be a stronger crew, however I feel we may have completed higher. I don’t assume that the wicket was a wicket that we must be bowled out twice underneath 200, 250. I feel it’s a pitch that we may have no less than gotten 300 runs within the first innings. I believed it was an ideal batting wicket,” he added.
Chase, who opted to bat after profitable the toss, maintained that his choice was to not blame for the loss.
He stated the West Indies’ batters wanted to work on their defensive ways heading into the second Check on Friday at New Delhi.
“I don’t assume the choice was a foul choice. We noticed the wicket, and though it had some moisture, we nonetheless felt it was a great wicket to bat first on. We thought that when we batted properly and the openers went on the market and noticed off that moisture, it might have been a great wicket to bat on, as we did see approaching later into the primary day.
“I simply assume that it’s a case the place our protection must be a bit tighter. I discover that we gifted a number of the wickets too simply,” Chase stated.
“There was some tough and a few balls have been spinning out of the tough, however there weren’t any devils within the wicket, and I nonetheless thought it was a wicket you may rise up and bat on, as proven by the Indian batters.”
“I feel we have to belief in our protection a bit extra, as a result of I can’t say that we weren’t scoring as a result of the run fee was nonetheless good, however I simply assume that we should be slightly extra stable in our protection,” he added.
