…players encourage fans to support
The Guyana Amazon Warriors were, fittingly, the first team to arrive in the Land of Many Waters for the remainder of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). In spite of the tough weekend the team just experienced, Captain Shimron Hetmyer and others had encouraging words for the fans at home.
The Warriors have four home games ahead of them, starting with a contest against the Jamaica Tallawahs on Wednesday night, before the Hero CPL play-offs begin next week.
Speaking exclusively with Guyana Times Sport, Hetmyer expressed his excitement at being home, and being able to play at Providence since the COVID-19 hindrance.
“We’re finally here, can’t wait to actually get started and get cracking. Come out and support us ‘cause we need it,” Hetmyer related to this publication about their need for support.
“That’s the plan,” a smiling Hetmyer said about his intention to light up Providence this week.
The GAW Captain continued, “I think most of the guys, they can’t wait to get started and it’s been a while since we actually played in Guyana as well. It’s been quite a number of years, so we can’t wait to get started.”
Also sharing their thoughts was the “running man” Imran Tahir and local boy Romario Shepherd, who encouraged the fans to turn up at the National Stadium.
“It’s really nice to be back in Guyana, and I just want to say thanks to the fans. I know that we’ve not being doing how they’re expecting us in this competition, but look, there are four games in front of us and we’re going to play in front of them and we’re very excited about it,” Tahir shared.
“I just want to tell them thank you very much for their support and I would like them to come.
“Well, I have to take lots of wickets for that. So yeah, as long as I’m taking wickets, you’ll see me running around,” Tahir said about his famous running celebration.
On the other hand, Shepherd said, “You know, I’m always excited to be home, especially playing in front of the crowd at Providence. It’s going to be nice, so expecting a lot of fans out there, starting on Wednesday.
“Come out and support us, we’re going to make you guys proud. We have to win these games, so, we need all the support that we can get,” Shepherd added in a word to the GAW fans.
The Amazon Warriors will play back-to-back games on Wednesday and Thursday against the Tallawahs and the St Lucia Kings, respectively; on Saturday and Sunday, they will lock horns with the Trinbago Knight Riders and the Barbados Royals, all beginning at 19:00h (7pm) local time.
