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‘We have shown that we can compete’ – Holder
- Updated: October 20, 2016
Following their gritty fight in the second innings in Dubai, Jason Holder, the West Indies captain, has said his team is confident of dealing with Pakistan and their key bowler, legspinner Yasir Shah, at their “fortress” in Abu Dhabi. However, they would have to clean up their fielding and bowling going into this Test, he said, and readjust to playing in the daytime.
“We are obviously very confident as we played a very good Test match in Dubai and it was very competitive,” Holder said. “We had some great positives coming from that game and for me it is just to transfer it to this game. Abu Dhabi maybe a fortress for Pakistan but we have shown that we can compete in this series.
“They have heavily depended on Yasir Shah and I think we coped with him very well. He was not that effective …
