GUWAHATI – West Indies captain Jason Holder has hailed the brilliance of century-maker Shimron Hetmyer but says he hopes the Guyanese left-hander can bat deeper into the innings in the future.
The 21-year-old smashed a scintillating 106 to propel West Indies to a rare score in excess of 300, as they piled up 322 for eight off their 50 overs, in Sunday’s opening one-day international against India.
“He’s obviously one of the young exciting players. I was really pleased for him, especially after the Test series which he had – a few tough dismissals obviously. The character he showed was outstanding,” Holder said.
“He really backed himself – he was going at more than a run-a-ball – and it’s just a matter for him to [bat] a little deeper. Probably if he had batted another five, six overs it would have been the 340 that we’ve been looking for. (CMC)
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