Malik named Guyana Amazon Warriors Captain

Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik will lead local franchise Guyana Amazon Warriors in their 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign, which bowls off from August 9.

Guyana Amazon Warriors Operations Manager Omar Khan

With the tournament just weeks away, the announcement was made on Thursday by Warriors Operations Manager Omar Khan. Tickets for the first three home games at Providence went on sale officially on Thursday, and Khan, following the press conference at the Warriors’ ticketing head office at Camp and Quamina Streets, confirmed that the Pakistani would skipper the Warriors this season.
Khan further confirmed that the team would be commencing their pre-tournament encampment in a few weeks, adding that following the end of the camp, the team would have one final session prior to their first game on August 9.
“Our team will be assembling on the 2nd of August and the camp starts on the 3rd to the 7th. So, the camp will be from the 3rd-7th and we will practise normal on the 8th for the match the next day,” said Khan.

Shoaib Malik

Malik, who is just three runs short of 7000 international ODI runs, is rated among the best limited-overs players in the world currently with almost 10,000 T20 runs in total, under his belt.
The Warriors Operations Manager said the in-form 36-year-old was ideal for the position, given his statistics and him having captained his country as well as other franchises in the past.
“The coaching staff plus the management looked at the quality of the players and who would be the best leader. He has led Pakistan before; he has led franchise teams all over the world. He has good stats under his belt and he’s a team person,” added Khan.
With the Warriors reaching the final on three occasions, Khan believes that the guys will need to shake their mental block, which he thinks is something they can work on. He further added that fewer mistakes in the format coupled with proper execution of plans is key to success in the T20 tournament.
Meanwhile, the players will assemble in a few weeks as the Amazon Warriors get their title hunt campaign on the road, as they prepare for their opening encounter against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.