Skipper Jason Holder has put the onus on West Indies batsmen to come out and perform to their level best against India in the last two games of the ongoing three-match ODI series in Trinidad.
Holder's team has long had issues with its batting and the captain now seeks solutions looking ahead to the future beyond this series.
"I think in the past we have let ourselves down in having a foundation. It's just a matter for us to take a few balls at first and get ourselves set and then we take it as the innings goes on," he told reporters on Saturday.
"Definitely happy to see Evin (Lewis, who struck 40* in the last game till the rain stopped play) get some time in the middle. He didn't get the runs he was looking for in the T20 format but it's good to see him get into form in Guyana and hopefully, he can transfer that performance here as well."
This match will be Chris Gayle's 300th ODI and he'll become the first West Indies cricketer to reach the milestone in the 50-over version. Holder lauded his teammate's longevity and the experience he brings to the table, saying: "300 games is a lot of games. Some of us in the dressing room can't even imagine that. We just hope he can get us off to a really good start tomorrow."
The Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Holder hopes, will provide a good surface despite heavy rains forcing the teams to train indoors on the eve.
"It's normally pretty humid. The wicket is a decent one, hopefully, the rain stays away and it doesn't get too soggy. The pitch normally is a very good pitch here. The conditions should be really good tomorrow," he said.
"We've got to see how the pitch plays, but ideally in one-day cricket, 300 runs is the benchmark. We'll see how it all plays out tomorrow."
"We got to put pressure [on the batsmen] and try to get as deep into their batting line-up. The wickets nowadays are very good for batting."
"It tends to play a little bit more in the batsmen's favour. [But] we've been doing a really good job, especially in the World Cup I thought our bowlers did a great job, and [we'll look to] just continue from there and just try to be consistent," Holder signed off.
(Inputs from Cricbuzz)
