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‘Par match to ye akele hi hara deta hai’ – Fans react as Jason Holder says cricket not an ‘individual thing’ after West Indies crash out of 2023 World Cup qualifiers

Scotland beat West Indies by 7 wickets.

Jul 2, 2023 3:08 pm

West Indies and Scotland played out a good game of cricket at Harare in the Super Six stage for the World Cup qualifiers. Scotland kept a leash on the West Indies and did not allow them to score freely. The Men in Maroon could only end up with 181 in their 43.5 overs. Brandon McMullen picked up 3-32 in his nine-overs spell. Mark Watt, Chris Sole and Chris Greaves picked up 2 wickets each in their respective overs.

In the second innings, Scotland came through in a run chase that was not a high-pressure one. They defeated the West Indies by 7 wickets. After the match, Jason Holder had a rather interesting statement to say “Cricket is not an individual thing or a territorial thing. We’ve got to come together as a region and really think about how we want to go forward as a group and make it happen” Holder said. When he made that statement fans were quick to point out the game against the Netherlands where he conceded 31 runs in the Super Over.

This is one of the lowest points that I have had with the West Indies Team -Jason Holder

The fans said that the West Indies cannot do anything about it and that Holder himself should take responsibility for his actions. “We knew what was at stake and we still had a chance to qualify. We had a really good opportunity to play Scotland and beat them (but) we didn’t do that. Holder said. He played a very strange innings of 45 off 79 balls with three fours and one six. But in the end, his knock was in vain.

“This is probably one of the lowest points I’ve had with the team. But, you know, there are still a lot of positives. I was really happy for Nicholas Pooran, the way he played through this entire competition. And, it’s good to see some of the younger guys get an opportunity on the big stage,” He added. Nicholas Pooran and Shai Hope hit hundreds against Nepal in the only match the Men in Maroon won.

“We need to look at the levels below (age group and domestic cricket) as well and try our best to improve them as well. So, when these young guys get here (senior level), they have a good foundation. We all need to put our hands up and be accounted for as individuals.
“We just didn’t play well enough. We haven’t been playing well enough maybe over the past couple of years,” Holder added.

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