Captain Jason Holder has laid the blame for West Indies’ series defeat at the feet of the top order, conceding their lack of runs put too much pressure on the remainder of the line-up during the calamitous two-match Tests series against India.

The Caribbean slide slumped to a 10-wicket loss inside three days of the second Test on Sunday, after they were dismissed for 127 in their first innings – their joint lowest-ever total on Indian soil.

West Indies failed to make 200 in either innings of the opening Test in Rajkot last week when they were beaten by an innings and 272 runs, also in three days.

Roston Chase was the star of the Windies batting down the order, hitting 106 in the first innings.

The Windies made 311 in the first innings on the back of Chase’s century but then never looked the part on Sunday as they were dismissed in just a session-and-a-half.

Windies have now lost 12 of their last 21 Tests to India and have not had a series win in India since 1983.

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