West Indies captain Holder wishes for a lively pitch at Sabina Park

The West Indies team did not enjoy a good series against the Pakistanis last time around when the teams met in 2016. They ended up on the losing side in the first two tests but came back well in the final one to script a 5 wicket victory.

However, they would look to secure a better result this time around at home in the three-match series which gets underway from the 21st of April. However, current West Indian captain Jason Holder believes that consistency would be the key for the Caribbean and the momentum is on their side.

“For me just stressing consistency. One thing we’ve spoken about in the dressing room is momentum and if we have the momentum, we need to hold it as long as possible and not shift it back to the Pakistanis. For us it’s just to get runs on the board in the first innings and our bowlers will support us in the field.”

The skipper looked quite impressed with their bowling performances last year but clearly pointed out that it is the batting which has been their weakness. He also spoke about how important the first innings would be for them and the team aims at starting the match in the nicest way possible.

“We finished off the year last year quite well, we won that game in Sharjah. We batted well and we also got 20 wickets. In the past, we’ve been able to get 20 wickets but we haven’t been able to consistently put runs on the board and that’s one area that we need to obviously pay attention to. The first innings total obviously is very very important for us to start the game well and obviously set up things well for the end of the game.”

The 25-year-old is quite happy with the pitches as he has got what he wished. The player now expects his bowlers to come out good on these lively pitches and hopes to restrict the Pakistanis to a low score.

“It’s similar to what we asked for. We asked for some pitches now with some grass and some life in them. Hopefully, our faster bowlers can get the ball in the right area and extract whatever there is on the surface. For us, we just need to be consistent.”