West Indies skipper Jason Holder rued that his team couldn't perform better in key moments during the just-concluded ODI series against India. 

Twin defeats in Trinidad meant the Men from Caribbean ended the three-match series 2-0 after the first game in Guyana got washed out by heavy rains. 

"From T20s to the last ODI here, we have played some pretty decent cricket in patches, it is just a matter for us to put it together more often than not and that's where we continue to let ourselves down," Holder said following a six-wicket defeat (DLS method) in the final game at Port of Spain on Wednesday (August 14). 

"It's just a matter for us to continue to build, you know. I keep saying it's a matter for us to really seize the key moments of the game and play those key moments a little bit better than we have been in the past."

Fielding lapses didn't help the West Indies either as Virat Kohli was dropped on 11 by Shai Hope off a delivery from Keemo Paul but the Indian skipper went on to score his second consecutive ton of the tour and helped the visitors chased down the adjusted 255-run target. 

"We have got to hold our chances and we didn't hold them today. (Kohli) made us pay for it. Credit to him he batted really well and he won the game for India in the end."

"They got off to a really good start and so did we. I think it was a really, really good wicket for cricket. Conditions got a little tougher in the afternoon after the rain fell. The ball was a bit wet and the outfield was obviously very wet, too. It didn't work for us today," Holder added. 

However, the captain also reckons there are plenty of positives to take forward as well. 

"The way Chris played today, Evin Lewis too showed a lot of form. The bowlers had a reasonable time too. The last game I thought we bowled really, really well. Today we were off a little bit, but generally our bowling has led us in the last couple of games."

"Nicholas Pooran continues to show what he can produce here at this level. Every single batter today really put their hands up today. I was really, really pleased how we batted in the situation after the rain break," he said. 

"In the past we lost too many wickets and not being able to - or struggled to - bat, and I think we handled the situation very well today and put ourselves in a really good situation in the halfway stage, you know. Just unfortunate we weren't able to defend it but when you don't hold your chances these things happen."

The two teams now lock horns in a two-match series that also begins their World Test Championship campaign. The first Test in Antigua kickstarts on August 22, while the next one starts in Jamaica from August 30. 

"We've got a few days off. This is a fresh group, different faces coming in to the Test squad. It's a matter for us to continue doing the good work we have been doing in Test cricket in the last two-three years. The first series we had this year was a success. I know the guys would be ready to go against India here in this second series of the year," said Holder. 

"Obviously with the Test championship around it's something I look forward to play. I think the guys are up for it. We started really well this year beating England at home and you know we had some brilliant individual performances. It's just a matter for us to build."

"The Test championships are two years away, we have a lot of cricket to play in the next two years, I think every series will be important. Each and every moment in the series will be important," he concluded. 

(Inputs from CricketNext)