Motie reinventing craft as T20I specialist

Guyana and West Indies spinner Gudakesh Motie has added more variation to his arsenal ahead of the T20 World Cup.
The 30-year-old left-arm spinner was at his best in the final T20 International (T20I) against South Africa, where he earned the Player-of-the-Match award with figures of 3-17.
This performance was also his career best in T20Is for the West Indies. Motie, who was out of the West Indies team, spent some valuable time in the South Africa T20 League, where he worked on his bowling and has reaped success.
“I’m very happy with the performance. I was in and out of the team, and I was just waiting for the opportunity. So, I’m happy that the ball is coming out very well. (bowling different deliveries) Yeah, I was working a lot on the Chinaman, but it was all about confidence, and I got the go-ahead from the coaching staff to go out and do it, and I’m happy that it came out pretty well,” Motie said.
West Indies will now travel to India to play in the T20 World Cup, with their first match next week. Sharing his thoughts on the final T20I, Motie said, “Well, I’d say it was very good, because the conditions here were pretty good for batting. So, it’s more about hitting your good lengths and using your variations.”

West Indies squad: Shai Hope (Captain); Shimron Hetmyer; Johnson Charles; Roston Chase; Matthew Forde; Jason Holder; Akeal Hosein; Shamar Joseph; Brandon King; Gudakesh Motie; Rovman Powell; Sherfane Rutherford; Quentin Sampson; Jayden Seales and Romario Shepherd.
Slotted in Group C at the T20 World Cup, the West Indies will go up against England, Nepal, Italy, and Scotland. Their first match in the tournament will see them square off against Scotland on February 7 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.