“Last year we took it a little bit easy.” – GAW Captain  

– Says the team is here to win this year

With the second edition of the ExxonMobil Global Super League (GSL) mere days away from bowling off, the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) team has arrived in Guyana, with its members engaged in intense training at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
At the training session on Friday, the skipper, Imran Tahir, believes that the team might have taken it a bit easy last year, but it is time to step the foot on the accelerator.
“I think last year, to be honest with you, we took it a little bit easy, and I’m a kind of guy who doesn’t like that. I think we took things for granted, and we’re not going to do that this time. This is the promise we made to each other, and that’s why we came earlier to start this camp to make sure we know our role in the team, and we want to play exciting cricket.”

Nevertheless, he told Guyana Times Sport that it always feels good to be back in Guyana, especially leading a talented and dynamic side.
“I know we have got a couple of new guys… We are all gelling well, especially with this camp days before the competition… We have got Jewel in our team, and I am excited to see him… We’ve got Evin Lewis coming, Charles is here, we’ve got Pretorius, we’ve got myself, Moeen Ali, Ramanullah Gurbaz… but it’s nice to have time all here, and we are hoping to do very well…”

However, he is anticipating a tough surface with the recent downpours lately but noted with a good team combination, fans can expect some exciting cricket this season. “We want to win… that is what we are here for,” Tahir added.
Meanwhile, with Guyanese batsman Shimron Hetmyer in great form coming out of the Major League Cricket in the US, the GAW coach, Prasanna Agoram, is optimistic that the talented left-hander will perform well.
“Hetmyer has been someone who has been batting at number four from the time we took over in 2023, and the performances have been stupendous, so he is someone who can bat at number four to anchor the innings and come up with a blitz in the last five overs, so that role is not going to change.”
The Guyana Amazon Warriors will take on the defending champions, Rangpur Riders, in their opening game on July 10, 2025, at 19:00 hrs.
The Guyana Amazon Warriors squad includes Imran Tahir (c), Evin Lewis, Johnson Charles, Moeen Ali, Shimron Hetmyer, Saud Shakeel, Romario Shepherd, Dwain Pretorius, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Ramanullah Gurbaz, Mark Adair, Jewel Andrew, Shamar Springer and Amir Jangoo.