West Indies Assistant Coach's Message To Players - Play Like Virat Kohli If You Want To Beat India
All West Indies players must work like Virat Kohli to reach their objectives is what assistant coach Roddy Estwick believes. He said young players Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran should take a page out of Kohlis book.
Virat Kohli sets the standard all West Indies players must work like him to reach their objectives is what assistant coach Roddy Estwick believes.
Speaking to reporters before the ODIs, he said young players Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran should take a page out of Kohli's book.
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¡°It¡¯s exciting times for us when you look at guys like Hetmyer, Pooran and Hope. We have got young batsmen who are developing. But the key thing is how you prepare to work hard. You have got a benchmark in Virat Kohli. He is somebody who will be in the gym and work very hard,¡± he said.
"A lot of players can learn from him. Then, we have got a chance. Without hard work, there is no success. Hard work is boring but it can give you great success. Once they keep working and dealing with the process, they will have a chance,¡± he added.
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¡°They have been brilliant on this tour, we can¡¯t fault them. They have worked really hard. They are beginning to see the results. If you look at Hetmyer¡¯s play in the T20s, it was exciting. Now, we move to a longer format. People forget the fact that at a very young age, he already has four ODI hundreds. Obviously, there is a lot of talent there. In cricket, you cannot rest and relax,¡± he went on to say..
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¡°We are happy with the way we performed in the T20s. When these two teams played three T20s in the Caribbean, the gulf between them was wide. We are happy that we have narrowed that gap (in the T20 matches) and hope to do the same in 50 overs,¡± he also said.
West Indies lost the T20Is 2-1 and the ODIs begin on December 15. But Roddy feels it is a good learning curve for the young side.
¡°Once you play against the best, it helps you to raise your game and standard. So, it is good that we are playing against a quality side like India.¡±
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Kohli was in great form with scores of 94 not out and 70 not out in the games we won. He will look to continue that good form in the ODIs.
If the Windies batsmen can play anything like him, then we have a contest on our hands.
