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West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard Shocked and disappointed by the team’s early exit from the T20 World Cup and said all stakeholders should share the blame. Two-time champions West Indies failed to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the T20 showpiece in Australia after losing to Scotland and Ireland in the first round. “Slightly surprised, to be honest, (West Indies) didn’t line up against the other teams,” Pollard told i95.5fm, a Trinidad-based radio station.
“But then again, it tells where our cricket is at the moment. I feel it. I feel it for the people because they are the ones who are the ones to curse. And it’s not all their fault.” The elimination attracted reactions from the cricketing world.
Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt issued a scathing statement, saying a “postmortem” would be done immediately.
australian legend Ricky Ponting The once formidable West Indies’ early exit from the tournament has been called an “insult”.
Pollard said, “We have a young captain, we have young players who may have played only a few matches in T20 cricket and now they are in the World Cup.
“And when I look back, I sit back and I have a smile on my face. Because I remember some things that were said around this time last year, when some individuals were not selected. .
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“I just had to remind these people that there was a World Cup in which we were going (in 2021) and another bilateral series (in New Zealand). And now few individuals get a chance to play in a World Cup. And, then Look what happened. It’s not their fault.”
“But when we tried to protect them and try to convince people (in 2021) they weren’t ready for it, we were lashed out. There were so many things that were very outrageous at times. It was a sad one. It’s a day for West Indies cricket and for all of us.”
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