Hemraj grateful to Bulls for opportunity given

…among top ten highest strike rates in the league

Guyana’s very own Chandrapaul Hemraj was drafted midway of the Abu Dhabi T10 League to represent the Delhi Bulls. He came in as a replacement for South African Rilee Rossouw.
Although the Bulls lost the finals, Hemraj managed to score a brilliant 42 in the final, and at the end of the tournament, his strike rate was among the top ten in the league.
Out of the 50 players in the tournament, Hemraj ranked at number 28, having played only 5 games and scoring 101 runs at an average of 25.25, a high score of 42, and a strike rate of 210. He also smacked a total of seven boundaries and nine towering maximums, and was the fifth highest run-scorer for the Bulls despite joining the team at the halfway stage.
When Hemraj was asked about his performance, he said, “Joining the team half way and starting to play right after the quarantine was a bit challenging, but I was able to adapt quickly. T10 is a very fast-paced game; not much to think about, just go out and express yourself, and I was able to do that.”
The talented left-hander also relayed that rubbing shoulders with some of best in the game, such as DJ Bravo and England’s white ball captain Eoin Morgan, and also competing with some international players was a big take-away for him.
Hemraj has said that he is genuinely aggressive, and before the start of the tournament, he challenged himself to be among the best strikers, and it paid off.
Hemraj came into the tournament following a successful 2021 with the Guyana Amazon Warriors. He was the third highest run-scorer for the Warriors, with 254 runs from his 11 matches. His strike rate was 133.68 and his batting average was 25.40, with a high score of 105*. Earlier in the year, he concluded his journey in the MAQ USA T10 League, where he emerged as the leading run-scorer. He had stellar performances of 60 off 19 balls and 66 off 25 balls in convincing match-winning innings. He also ended the tournament hitting 25 sixes and scoring the most runs – 235 – at an average of 58.75 and a strike rate of 235.
This outstanding Guyanese talent has reiterated that he is very thankful to Delhi Bulls for the opportunity given to him.