Jason Holder’s misery as West Indies captain continued as the hosts were routed by India who clinched the series by a comprehensive 237 runs on the final day of the third Test.
West Indies were set the improbable target of 346 to win at the Darren Sammy National Stadium after the Indians declared their second innings at 217 for seven 40 minutes into the day’s play.
Only Darren Bravo with 59 displayed any form of meaningful resistance with the visitors’ potent mix of pace and spin proving too much for Caribbean batsmen technically and temperamentally ill-equipped to cope with the challenge.
And in the end they gave yet another inept batting display, being bowled out for 108, their second-lowest total ever in a Test against India.
“It’s a tough question. We just need to show a lot more fight,” said Holder when queried after the match about the repeated batting failures.
“There’s no easy way to fix it. The batsmen have to put a higher price on their wickets.”
