Holder top-scored for WI with 57 in their final total of 176 in 1st ODI.
Also, the West Indies team failed to bat the whole 50 overs, getting bowled out in 43.5 overs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Holder, who made 57 runs, hitting four sixes in his knock, said that the West Indies top-order batters need to put a big price on their wickets and try to bat deep and make a strong foundation for the other batters.
“We just got to put a bigger prize on our wicket, too many soft dismissals in the innings today (on Sunday). The pitch was a little difficult to start off but more or less we still got to dig a little bit deeper, put (up) a much better fight. We got a couple of days off and come back stronger,” Holder said to reporters after the match.
The Windies top order struggled against the Indian spinners with Washington Sundar taking 3 and Yuzvendra Chahal picking 4 wickets. It was the 10th time in the last 16 games that West Indies failed to bat full 50 overs despite the presence of senior players like Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Holder, Shai Hope, and Nicholas Pooran.
“We got to dig deeper. I don’t think we are too far off to be fair. Our top-order just needs to go a little deeper, put a heavier prize on their wicket, and just get themselves a really good chance,” Holder added.
“It was a clear-cut situation where we needed to dig deep and spend time. Fabian is a very capable batsman (batter), he is one of those guys who can strike really well when he gets in. So, I just try and give him that confidence and we tried to build a good partnership, it is unfortunate when he got out, had he gone a little longer and we build a partnership a little further, we could have been in a real good position to finish the innings off nicely,” signed off the former captain.
The second ODI between the two sides will be played on February 9 at the same venue in Ahmedabad.
(PTI inputs)