Even West Indies team which had Lara couldn't win Test series in India: Holder

West Indies skipper Jason Holder Wednesday took a dig at his team's critics, pointing out that even a far superior Caribbean outfit of the 90's, including the legendary Brian Lara, couldn't win a Test series in India.

West Indies last drew an away Test series against India way back in 1994 when Lara scored 91 at Mohali. However, that was the only Test series that Lara played in India.

When asked about critics lashing out at their horrendous show in the first Test against India in Rajkot, Holder said: "We are playing the No.1 team, India, in their backyard. And history would show we haven't won a Test match here since 1994 and if you look at the players who came through West Indies cricket I think Brian Lara and these greats have been playing all that time."
"The only way we can silence the critics or try to silence them because I don't think they'll ever shut up is by playing cricket."
"A lot has been said about this Test team in particular; things that I am not in agreement with. Because we have beaten top sides in the last two-three series we've played. We probably haven't won as many series as we'd like. Within the last year, I think we've won two out of four or five series we've played. So I don't understand why people would be this harsh towards us."
"We've obviously had one or two bright spots - our notable performance in ICC 50-over cricket would be the Champions Trophy that we won in 2004. You can see we tend to struggle in ODI cricket. I think the bright spots in the last two-three years have been in Test cricket."