Captain kraigg Brathwaite denied that lack of a batting coach was to blame for West Indies' performance in the Test series against South Africa and apologized to supporters for the team's poor performance.
West Indies were bowled out for their lowest score of 97 against South Africa in the first Test and failed to cross 170 in any of the four innings of the series, but Brathwaite said the batsmen should take responsibility for their failures. needed.
"It's not a factor [there is no batting coach]. The coaches here are doing a great job. And as batsmen, we know where we went wrong," Brathwaite said. "We didn't bat well. Full stop."
He admitted that the fans deserved better than his team after the series win over Bangladesh and the draw against Sri Lanka. "We're so sorry. We were disappointed. We have to come back and show that fight. Sometimes it's not just about winning, but you want to see the fight and we didn't show the fight to the fans. We better Gotta come back."
In Chattogram, West Indies successfully chased down a target of 395 in the first Test, and in Dhaka, they scored over 400 runs in the first innings of the second Test, while they watched Sri Lanka attack to draw the first Test in Antigua and total overs. did. 350 in the second test and was successful in declaring Sri Lanka to set the target in the second test.
Against South Africa, the numbers were low. West Indies' highest partnership in the first Test was 46 between Roston Chase and Jermaine Blackwood and 64 in the second between Kieran Powell and Kyle Meyers. "Part of the plan was obviously to bat better and build consistent partnerships and bigger partnerships, but we didn't have any," Brathwaite said.
But Brathwaite managed to instill hope in the way his attack was performing and credited him for providing West Indies with the best moments in an otherwise disappointing effort. "We were fantastic on the field. Kemar Roach was brilliant. Whenever I asked the bowlers to spell, they were always ready to work," he said. "And we took some really good catches. The bowling unit should be commended for this effort."
West Indies have almost two months before their next Test match against Pakistan in August. Brathwaite said he would use this time to work on the technical and mental aspects of the game to improve his performance in the next Test.
"During the series you can't work on anything technical and Test cricket is purely mental. "But you always have something to work on as a player. We have a couple of weeks and we can work on some of the flaws that we have."