We've got to believe that nothing is impossible: Holder

Following an impressive T20I series win over England at home, allrounder Jason Holder said the West Indies are building up to something special prior to this year’s T20 World Cup. The Men in Maroon won the series-decider by 17 runs and claimed the five-match series 3-2. Holder, who was named player of the series, became only the fourth bowler to take four wickets in four deliveries in the shortest format of the game. 

"We ain't 100%, but we're building nicely. For me, this is the closest that I've felt a group be in a very, very long time. Honest to God, the energy I felt from the meetings… most contributions I've ever seen in a West Indies dressing room. Even though you might not understand a certain decision, everybody's still buying in with it," Holder said to his team-mates

"Tough luck to the guys who didn't really get the opportunity but they never showed it: I ain't seen a boy sulk. That says a lot about the camaraderie and the strength of the unit. I don't think it's a finished product and we've got to strive to be consistent.

"We've got a couple of days before we start, start over, and then we go again in India. Nothing is impossible. We've got to believe that nothing is impossible and continue to be happy for one another's success and continue to build as a team."

There was a lot of pressure on the West Indies after they lost an ODI series against Ireland at home. Kieron Pollard and Co. are next scheduled to travel to India where they will play three ODIs and as many T20Is. Holder was pleased with the way West Indies bounced back after losing to Ireland.

"It's been great after the start we had in Jamaica against Ireland - where everybody was really, really down and deflated - to see the way we've bounced back here against England. We really pulled together as a side. It's a great feeling: hopefully, we can continue this on and keep building something special," he told Cricket West Indies' in-house channels.

"I think we came together, closer. After that series we were shell-shocked, very, very disappointed, and we felt as though we let not only ourselves down, but the entire region. We had extensive chats and everybody had to do some soul-searching. Feeling the way we did after that series made us really pull together and come out with a big performance here in this series."

Holder himself had a stunning series, barring one game where he was smoked for four consecutive sixes by Moeen Ali. Throughout the series, Holder bagged 15 wickets in five matches, which is the most for a bowler in a bilateral series.

"I was just pleased with the consistency in terms of the wicket-taking column. It's something I pride myself on, particularly in this format. There were tough times in the series, which you would expect, and just the way I came through the tough periods was very, very pleasing. There's still areas to improve on, coming back and finishing off spells well," said Holder.

"It's special for me, knowing how badly I felt after the Ireland series. Personally, I felt as though I let the team down with my personal performances. It wasn't for lack of effort, it was just one of those times where it didn't click and it didn't happen. But everything happens in its time and this series was my time."