CUTTACK – Captain Kieron Pollard has underscored the importance of opener Shai Hope’s role in the one-day side, labelling the elegant stroke-maker as the “anchor” upon which West Indies built their innings.
Even though Hope boasts an excellent One-Day average of nearly 53 from 71 games, his modest strike rate of only 74 has often drawn criticism from pundits.
However, Pollard endorsed the right-hander’s approach, pointing out it was key to the Caribbean side’s tactics especially with several big-hitters already in the line-up.
“Sometimes we can get carried away by so much stats and so much data, we forget the importance of how we build a team at times,” Pollard said. (CMC)
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