Kraigg Brathwaite (Photo Source: James Worsfold/Getty Images)
After a series of poor performances in the recently concluded ODI World Cup Qualifier, West Indies failed to qualify for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India and since then, they are under tremendous pressure to do well in international cricket. Next up, the team will take on India in a two-match Test series and ahead of that, skipper Kraigg Brathwaite stated that the players will have to be a bit more consistent in order to get favourable results against the two-time finalists of the World Test Championship.
He added saying that the home team is ready for the challenge and is looking forward to the support of the Dominican public as they don’t often play Test cricket in this part of the world. The 30-year-old also added that they have a game plan ready, and only if they remain consistent the team can dream of doing well in the series.
“We look forward to the challenge. I think we also look forward to the support of the Dominican public. And we had number of discussions on how we want to go about playing, and the key is consistency. We want to be consistent, and that is from the first innings right through the whole Test match into the second Test, and for us, we look forward to doing that,” said Brathwaite to media, as quoted by Cricket West Indies (CWI) official website.
“We obviously would always have challenges in the way – good bowling spells, good batting, good partnerships – but as a bowling group, we have to stick together and put our heads together. But we look forward to the challenge here in Dominica and we look forward to the crowd coming out and giving up some good home support, but we’re ready to go,” he added.
The skipper also expects a lot from Kemar Roach as he has much-needed experience playing against India. He revealed taking advice from the veteran and expects him to serve West Indies cricket for a long time.