Holder points to poor shot selection

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, (CMC) :

West Indies captain Jason Holder believes if his batsmen had made better shot selections, India would have been chasing a target in excess of 300, as opposed to the paltry 105 which was required for victory.

India romped to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over the Windies at Greenfield Stadium yesterday to win the five-match One-Day International series 3-1.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, the visitors were skittled out for just 104, their lowest ever ODI total against India.During the post-match press conference, Holder said he did not believe his decision to bat first was the deciding factor in the match.

Good pitch

"I thought the pitch would have been a good pitch, probably on the slower side, although I didn't expect it to play that slow. I felt that India's bowlers put the balls in the right areas, but if you look at a lot of the dismissals from our batsmen, some were poor shot," the skipper lamented.

Holder said while he was disappointed not to have tied the series, there were some positives to take away, despite the loss.

He said several of the young players had made their presence felt and he was looking forward to big things from them in the future.

"I'm still happy with the youngsters who came into the competition.

Obviously Shimron Hetmyer was a bright spark, Shai Hope was a bright spark and Oshane Thomas definitely has something in him and just needs to work a little harder."