‘I don't see much difference from Test cricket’ - Shamarh Brooks

West Indies batter Shamarh Brooks is determined to take the learnings and do well in the ongoing ICC ODI Super League series between Pakistan and the West Indies.

While addressing a media conference, the 33-year-old batter said the pitches are similar to what he played when West Indies toured Pakistan for the three T20Is in December last year.

"I think the pitches are definitely similar. We played in Karachi when we were here in December and now we're playing here in Multan," said Sharman Brooks in a media briefing.

Brooks also recalled his experience of touring Pakistan when he was with the West Indies U19 team in 2006.

"It's my third time here. I've been here when I was a player with the West Indies U-19 in 2006. It's just about continuing to learn, take these experiences under your belt, and keep growing," Brooks added.

The hot and humid conditions of Multan have been the talk of the town even prior to the start of the series as it was expected that the visitors might struggle to adapt to the conditions especially coming from the Netherlands, but after playing the first ODI of the series, Brooks said that the heat was not as bad as they thought it would be and he credited his fellow teammates for playing down the conditions.

"It was not as bad as we thought it would have been though, hearing the amount of degrees here in Pakistan, especially in Multan, but I think the guys did exceptionally well, in terms of how they held up coming from the contrasting conditions in the Netherlands."

When asked about how he's relishing the challenge of ODI cricket after being labelled as a Test specialist, the top-order player said that he's enjoying the challenge as it gives him an opportunity to play his role assigned by the team management.

"I don't see much difference from Test cricket. It's just an opportunity to go deep and play the role the team has given me. It's a nice challenge, a different challenge and I've been enjoying it."

Speaking on the difference between Test cricket and ODI cricket, the Barbadian cricketer said:

"For Test cricket, I guess it's being more disciplined and having a proper shot selection. In this format, bowlers tend to work the variations so it makes it easier to score than in Test cricket, where guys try to be more consistent as possible."

Continuing his good run of form from the New Zealand series, Brooks scored a valiant 72 off 83 balls while batting at number 3 for his team. But it wasn't enough for the West Indies as they fell to a five-wicket defeat to the hosts in the first ODI in Multan. The second ODI of the series will take place on Friday and the final ODI will be contested on Sunday in Multan.