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West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has set his sights on another milestone after equalling Michael Holding’s 249 wickets during the opening Test against Bangladesh.
“[I want to reach] 300 Test wickets. I have 249 now but I still have two to three more years in me,” said Roach.
“I am proud because of how I started. Obviously, I came into the team under very difficult conditions and then obviously to build a career and get amongst the greats is always a good feeling,” he said.
Roach picked up his tenth five-wicket haul in Tests and now averages 26 from a 72-match career.
“It’s been commitment and hard work and I’ve had to improve on my skill. I lost pace due to injury so I had to improve on my skill,” he said.
“It’s been a lot of hard work, a lot of consistent bowling obviously to get where you want to be in your career. It’s been blood, sweat and tears – blood, sweat and tears – and it’s actually good to go out there and see the results.”
Courtney Walsh (519), Sir Curtly Ambrose (405), Malcolm Marshall (376) and Lance Gibbs (309) are the only West Indies bowlers to have passed 300 wickets.
