After a seven-wicket defeat towards Scotland of their first match of the ‘Tremendous Six’ stage within the ongoing qualifying event in Zimbabwe, the West Indies have been eradicated from the competitors.
The Windies put up simply 181 on the board, and the Scots reached dwelling with six overs to spare.
“It is (cricket) not a person factor or a territorial factor. We have to come back collectively as a area… and actually, actually take into consideration how we we wish to go ahead as a bunch and make it occur,” Holder, one of many world’s prime all-rounders stated through the post-match press convention on Saturday.
The associations of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago and Windward Islands collectively make up Cricket West Indies.
Holder lamented that the West Indies staff could not put it throughout Scotland to maintain their hopes alive.
“We knew what was at stake and we nonetheless had an opportunity to qualify. We had a extremely good alternative to play Scotland and beat them (however) we did not try this.
“That is most likely one of many lowest factors I’ve had with the staff. However, you realize, there are nonetheless a variety of positives. I used to be actually glad for Nicholas Pooran, the best way he performed via this complete competitors. And, it is good to see a number of the youthful guys get a chance on the large stage,” he stated.
The all-rounder indicated that work must be executed from grassroots and up.
“It isn’t a quick-fix, it is one thing we have to spend time on. As I stated, growth (at grassroots) is crucial factor, the place we will simply put issues in place and develop our expertise. Hopefully, within the subsequent couple of years we will see the fruits of that crop.”
The dwindling efficiency of the staff over the previous few years made this exit virtually inevitable.
“There have been too many fluctuations between good performances and unhealthy performances (in the previous couple of years) and it is a matter for us to grasp the place we’re and all of us have to put our fingers on the deck to make it (turnaround) occur.”
“We have to have a look at the degrees under (age-group and home cricket) as properly and take a look at our greatest to enhance them as properly. So, when these younger guys get right here (senior degree), they’ve basis. All of us have to put our fingers up and be accounted for as people.
“We simply did not play properly sufficient. We have not been taking part in properly sufficient perhaps over the previous couple of years,” he added.
(With company inputs)
