‘With five games left, the ball’s in our court’: Jason Holder insists the West Indies are still in the World Cup ahead of clash with Bangladesh at Taunton
- Jason Holder believes the West Indies still can make the World Cup semi-finals
- Holder’s side sparkled as they crushed Pakistan in the opening game
- They have since lost to two of the tournament favourites, Australia and England
- They have three points from four games and work to do to claim a semi-final spot
The West Indies look to kick-start a charge towards the semi-finals of the World Cup with victory over Bangladesh at Taunton on Monday.
Jason Holder’s side sparkled in a crushing opening win over Pakistan but have since lost to two of the tournament favourites, Australia and England.
It leaves them with just three points from four games, including a no result against South Africa, and work to do to claim a place in the top four.
Jason Holder insists West Indies can still make the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup
And despite seven defeats in their last nine meetings with Bangladesh, Holder believes his team still hold their destiny in their own hands.
‘With five games left, the ball’s in our court, we’ve just got to be consistent,’ said Holder. ‘If you want to put us in the underdog category, fair enough. We’ve played them quite a bit in the recent past and they’ve got the better of us.
‘But, different stage, lots at stake for this game — we’re all up for it.’
Holder’s side beat Pakistan but have since lost to both Australia and England