T20 World Cup 2021 | Everyone is up for challenge, says Nicholas Pooran ahead of Bangladesh clash

West Indies had a rather poor start to their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign, with defeats versus England and South Africa respectively in their first two Super 12s matches. They were bundled out for mere 55 against England, going down by six wickets eventually, while South Africa restricted them to 143/8 to hand an eight-wicket defeat.

“With the batting order and the batsmen, we just didn't rise to the occasion to be honest. If you can accept that you weren't good in the first two games... I think as batsmen and as a team we've already accepted that we didn't come to the party and we're looking forward to moving forward and hopefully we can do much better," Pooran said on the eve of the team's match against Bangladesh.

Pooran stated that Bangaldesh, who come on the back of defeats to Sri Lanka and England respectively, will present a tough challenge for the Men in Maroon. 

"Yeah, I think Bangladesh after losing two games - they are in the same situation as us as well. So, I think it's going to be a good challenge for us tomorrow. We need to get that victory and playing in Sharjah as well... We know Bangladesh have a lot of spinners as well. It's definitely going to be a challenge for us as well and it's how bad we actually want it," he said.

"Jason Holder coming into the team...obviously, he's a quality player as well. We're happy to have him and we wish him all the best,” he said.

Pooran has the experience of playing in the BPL in the 2018-19 season. Playing for Sylhet Sixers, he smashed 379 runs in 11 innings at a strike-rate of just below 160. The wicket-keeper batsman hoped that the experience will be helpful for him and the team on Friday.