Mahendra Nagamootoo thrilled to be part of Road Safety World T20 Series in India

Former Guyana and West Indies leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo is thrilled to be back in India, where the World Road Safety T20 Legends games will be taking place.

The 45-year-old Nagamootoo is set to represent West Indies Legends, who will be captained by his fellow countryman and ex-West Indies captain Carl Hooper.
The West Indies Legends participated in this T20I tournament last year in India, wherein several other countries were featured, including the hosts India, Sri Lanka, Australia and South Africa.
The World Series is an annual Twenty20 tournament played between retired cricketers from five countries. Last year, it was affected by the global coronavirus pandemic and was eventually called off. West Indies Legends were skippered by the legendary Brian Lara, but suffered two defeats in as many matches.
Nagamootoo was not part of last year’s action, but is now buzzing with excitement to be part of things in India, where he played one of 5 Tests during his Test career, from 2000 to 2002.
“I am happy to get back on the field representing West Indies Legends. I am also glad to be among many of my former Test and One-Day International team mates including Hooper, Lara, Ridley Jacobs, Ricardo Powell (and) Dwayne Smith, just to name a few,” Nagamootoo, who also featured in 24 ODI matches for West Indies at the highest level, mentioned.
This tournament is scheduled to bowl off early next month, and Nagamootoo, who is currently residing in the United States of America, believes West Indies can emerge as the top team.
“I am confident we will do well. I think we have got some good players now, and we should be the champion side,” the Berbician declared.
Other high-profile players on show in this 2021 edition are South Africans Jonty Rhodes, Herschelle Gibbs and Albie Morkel; Australians Brad Hodge, Shane Lee and Brad Haddin; Sri Lankans Tillakaratne Dilshan, Marvan Atapattu and Chaminda Vaas; Indians Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag; West Indians Brian Lara, Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, to name a few.
Mahendra Nagamootoo, elder brother of former Guyana wicketkeeper Vishaul Nagamootoo, has also declared that he is very anxious to contribute to the game in the Caribbean as a coach. He has said that if given the opportunity to coach at the school level or any junior cricket tournament, he would grab it with both hands.