WI v ENG 2019: Kraigg Brathwaite feels advice of Jason Holder will be crucial as WI looking to whitewash England

Kraigg Brathwaite to lead West Indies at St. Lucia against England.

Kraigg Brathwaite and Jason Holder during net session | Getty Images

Kraigg Brathwaite is all set to lead West Indies in the third and final Test against England starting from Saturday (9th February) in St. Lucia and he would be happy to seek the advice of the leader of the group, saying his advice would be crucial for the hosts to give another shock to the lions here.

Brathwaite told reporters ahead of the Test, “Of course, he's the leader of the group. His voice will be crucial for us. He'll still be there, we are a family and we'll support each and every one. It'll be the same, obviously, I'm captain for this game but he'll be around.”

Meanwhile, the stand-in skipper has also hinted that the Windies can ill-afford to be slow in bowling their overs in the final encounter, though he called for a bit of improvement in the fielding.

He continued, “We have to do that, we can't keep being behind and losing our captain so it's something we have a plan for and we can't let it happen again. I wouldn't say it's [just] Shan [fast bowler Shannon Gabriel], as a team all the fielders can get around faster, we have to improve on it.”

On being asked what sort of statement a 3-0 win would send around the world, Brathwaite quickly replied that West Indies cricket is strong and they are looking to do the same at St. Lucia.

Brathwaite signed off by saying, “[That] West Indies cricket is strong. We're aiming for consistency. We won the series and we're aiming to win the third [Test], we need to be consistent - that's one of the main things for us.”

(With Sportstar Inputs)

 
 

By Rashmi Nanda - 09 Feb, 2019

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