Amazon Warriors youngsters always hungry for success

ꟷ says Captain Malik

By Brandon Corlette

After the Guyana Amazon Warriors’ (GAW) latest victory in the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Captain Shoaib Malik explained that the team has a good crop of youngsters who are hungry for success.

“Every victory is important, especially when you’re on the road; those are more important. We’ve got a lot of youngsters in our team, and they are hungry, and always working hard”, Malik highlighted.
Malik has said it is important for set batsmen in the team to bat deep, since the GAW has thus far had a flawless season with seven wins. Malik is unbothered about not having a bad game in the tournament. “Not worried about anything, just telling the guys to give their best shot, we cannot control results”, Malik stated.
This GAW team has created history this season, winning seven matches on a trot, and each player in the team has lived up to the high expectations. The average age of the players in GAW team is 25, and Brandon King, the 24-year-old Jamaican, has been a stand-out performer with the bat. King has racked up 275 runs in seven outings at an average of 55, and a strike rate of 144.73. To top off his dream season thus far, King has scored three half-centuries.

His opening partner, Chandrapaul Hemraj, another young prospect, has been among the runs in his homecoming season. The 26-year-old Hemraj has 191 runs, while the 22-year-old Shimron Hetmyer has 155 runs. Being one of four batsmen amassing 100 runs for GAW, Malik is one of the senior statesman in the team. At age 37, he has been doing well, with 180 runs under his belt.
The bowling has been led by the 25-year-old Chris Green. He has taken 10 wickets in yet another consistent season for the GAW thus far. The 40-year-old Tahir, who is performing as a cricketer half his age should, has enjoyed the CPL, with eight wickets in only four outings.
The 24-year-old Guyanese speedster Romario Shepherd has been impressive with nine wickets to his name in six matches. His partner Keemo Paul, who is certainly one of the brightest young prospects in the Caribbean, has also been taking wickets and contributing to the team’s success.

The 21-year-old Paul has eight wickets thus far in this CPL. Qais Ahmed, who is only 19 years old, also adds a touch of class to the youthful GAW team.
In the two matches he played, he had an immediate impact with five wickets in only two matches. Adding that calmness and experience to the bowling line-up during his three matches played, the 36-year-old Ben Laughlin has six scalps under his belt in three matches.
Nicholas Pooran and Sherfane Rutherford have not been getting an opportunity with the bat in recent times, but they have shown their credentials and how hungry they are for success, as each member of the team. GAW have three matches in the preliminary stage.
GAW will play their next match on Monday September 30 against Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in Trinidad and Tobago, followed by home matches at Providence. On Thursday October 3, GAW will meet Jamaica Tallawahs, followed by TKR on Friday October 4. The play-off matches will bowl off on Sunday October 6 at Providence with two matches on the same day.
The second Qualifier will be played on October 10 in Tarouba Trinidad at the Brian Lara Stadium, followed by the grand final on Saturday October 12 at the same venue in the twin islands.