West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran has promised a strong comeback after his side’s exit from the ICC T20 qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup in Australia. West Indies’ journey to the 2022 T20 World Cup ended with a nine-wicket defeat against Ireland in their final group match for the Super 12s qualifiers.
Pooran said he is taking West Indies’ humiliating exit from the 2022 T20 World Cup as an opportunity and motivation, not a shock, and added that this disappointing campaign will not stop his team from making a strong comeback , as he promised. come back strong.
Notably, two-time champions West Indies were knocked out in the qualifiers for the first time in T20 World Cup history, forcing coach Phil Simmons to resign.
Nicholas Pooran said before leading Trinidad and Tobago in the Super50 Cup: “Playing cricket is my dream and obviously I have had my test in life too and this is another test for me. I am a person who embraces challenges and this was just another one for me. It won’t stop me.”
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He continued, “I will continue to learn from my experiences and again, I’m happy to wake up in the morning and see that I have an opportunity to play cricket again. Of course, we don’t know what the future holds, but we’ll take it day by day. Again, it was a learning experience for all of us and this is our journey and story.
Time will tell what happens, but for now, it’s all about focusing on ourselves and how we can improve as individuals. Rest is the ultimate (way to heal) and every player needs it, but even inside it still hurts. I want to use that injury as motivation and definitely come back strong.”
In turn, CWI chief executive Johnny Grave said on the Mason and Guest radio show: “I don’t control it (the exit). My contract ends in June 2023. But am I out? Will I resign? No I’m not. For whatever reason, we didn’t execute under pressure in Hobart. Now, has there been too much pressure on the team? Why didn’t the players apply those skills?”
Women signed off saying, “It can’t be just players or coaches. It should be people who understand and have been successful in setting up strategies and structures and also players who have executed them. We have to take the information from our players and dig deep.”
(With PTI input)
