Kevin Sinclair has a bright future in Windies cricket

– says Carl Hooper

Former West Indies Cricket captain Carl Hooper is impressed with Guyanese all-rounder Kevin Sinclair. Now Assistant Coach of the West Indies white-ball team, Hooper has praised the enthusiasm of Sinclair, and credited him with being hungry to learn.
The classy Hooper disclosed that he spent a lot of time with Sinclair in Dubai, where Sinclair played one match and picked up his career best figures of 4-24.
“I have a lot of time for Kevin Sinclair. I watched him from a distance, but it was the first time I really engaged with him in Dubai. What I love about him is his enthusiasm for the game. I can’t tell you how much days we sat in the dugout and just talked cricket. He would be asking probing questions, one is to how to get better, and what do you think about this and that,” Hooper said.

“It is so reminiscent of the days (when) I first got in the team. I could remember sitting in the dressing rooms for hours after a game was finished. You can’t leave because you have senior players sitting and talking about the day’s play, and they would go back and talk about something that happened five years ago, and come back to the present game”, Hooper explained.
“That is where you learn the most cricket. But I cannot fault his enthusiasm. He is always…,” Hooper explained.
“We had very hot weather in Dubai, and every day he was batting in the nets. I think he has a bright future in West Indies cricket. The sooner he gets (more) involved with the senior set-up, the better,” Hooper explained.
Sinclair is not a member of the West Indies World Cup Qualifiers squad, but certainly he is in the plans of the West Indies in the near future. (Brandon Corlette)