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We Should Back Youngsters As Much As We Can: Kieron Pollard

Mumbai: West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said that youngster should be supported within the squad from vultures who are out there to bring them down.

Ahead of T20 series against India Pollard said to reporters here “We need to take these youngsters back because we have seen their talent and attitude. With the times that are encouraging for the youth, we have a lot of young talent. It just makes them comfortable in the world of international cricket is about. Sometimes you need to do this. Be honest with yourself and save the vultures to bring them out, to bring them down.

This comes after some West Indies key players like Sunil Narine and Andre Russell are missing from the T20I series against India.

Pollard said, “You don’t want players to try to fill in the gaps of senior players. For us Russell, Naren and Bravo are big gaps, but as a team, we selected 15 players to work here is.”

“We return every player when these senior players become available for selection, we can discuss it. That’s it, we’ve moved beyond that and we know the reasons that they Why not here,” added.

“We back every player, when these senior players become available for selection, we can discuss it. That’s it, we’ve moved beyond that and we know the reasons that they Why not here, ”added.

Many Windies players are involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and are familiar with the sub-continent conditions.

“We have played a lot in India, it is just a matter of using that experience and trying to win the match here. At the end of the day, we are here to play, we have made good preparations and hopefully, we are good tomorrow. Will perform, ”Pollard said.

“The Indian pace attack is doing really well. They are the number one team. It’s a good chance for us to face the number one team. We can’t do much in it and we need to do our job. We try Needs to be done. He said to find ways to deal with the attack. We are not focusing on individuals, “he said.

West Indies squad for three T20Is: Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Kieron Pollard (c), Nicholas Pooran, Denesh Ramdin, Sherfane Rutherford, Lendl Simmons, Hayden Walsh Jr, Kesrick Williams.

India and West Indies are slated to play three T20Is and as many ODIs.

The first T20I will be played on December 6 at Hyderabad

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