GAW Captain Imran Tahir showers praise on McDermott after opening win

Guyana Amazon Warriors captain Imran Tahir was delighted after the opening performance of his team in the 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League.
Tahir spoke highly of the Australian Ben McDermott, who stroked 75 upon debut in a player-of-the-match performance against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
The Warriors captain, who also led with the ball, said his bowlers ticked all the boxes, especially Gudakesh Motie, who bowled well on a fairly small ground.
“I think so (we ticked all the boxes), but there’s always room for improvement. Our bowlers obviously set the tone, and then in the middle period, the spinners bowled really well, especially Motie. He had a clear plan for small boundaries, as we know when you come to St Kitts. It was a brilliant effort from our bowling group. We’re very pleased with that.”
Tahir added, “Coming to the batting point of view, we obviously, as a captain, can’t ask more than that. It depends on the situation. Sometimes experience can obviously come into your head and say different things than what we plan.”

Speaking on the 30-year-old Aussie, Tahir highlighted, “Look, I’m really happy for him. Basically, we sign him. He’s a great guy, willing to do really well. And, I mean, we got him and what we expected from him, and he delivered. And I think I can’t ask for more than that.”
“He’s a fantastic player and on a fantastic team, and he was here the week before. He was in the camp with us. He did what he had to do, worked a little bit, and obviously, obviously, did what he’s capable of.”
The Warriors will not return to action until Friday, August 22, in Antigua. Sharing his sentiments on the next game, Tahir said every game is important, and the team will treat the game as playing the last league game.
“No game is easy. We all know that it’s a long competition. Every game is as important as when we are playing our last league game. So, going in there, definitely there’s a gap. I think we all would like to have a rest for two or three days and go really hard in the two-day practice session. And pretty much the guys have been in very good nick; whatever they needed to do, we did it in the camp.”
The Warriors’ next opponent is the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons on August 22.