“Really excited about it” – Tahir relishing ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League T20 start today

A monumental showdown will engulf the Guyana National Stadium, Providence East Bank Demerara (EBD) tonight when the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League T20 inaugural match edition bowls off with the best of world’s short- for at talent on show.

Two talented sides in the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) and Pakistan’s Lahore Qalandars will meet at 19:00hrs, promising a tantalizing clash for the usually boisterous Guyanese fans.
The Guyana Amazon Warriors are coming off of a stellar Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after lifting the championship in 2023. On the other hand, the Qalandars fell short in this year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) but lifted back to back championships in 2022 and 2023.

As such, a clash of redemption is on the cards tonight.
On the eve of the clash, GAW Captain Imran Tahir expressed his excitement at heading out for another campaign with his team.
“Look, first of all, I’m really honored to be given this opportunity personally, and I want to congratulate President Irfaan Ali and and Ramroop for putting this thing together. I think it’s a great opportunity for local guys and the guys who joined us from all over Caribbean, and for the youngsters who’s going to watch this competition going forward. So, I think we are all very excited as a team. Personally, myself, it’s a very big thing, you know, it’s a new league, and I’m leading the team so, only thing I can say, I really look forward to it. And, yeah, just want to play a brand of cricket that we normally play, and then we’re really looking forward to playing in front of our home crowd who always come and support us. So we’re really, really excited about it,” Tahir shared with media operatives on Monday evening.
Responding to inquiries about any pressure he may feel while competing solely at home, the GAW Captain responded, “Anything you do in life, you have pressure on you. So, I think how you take the pressure, positive and negative [is important]. But if I say, well, I’m not gonna feel any pressure, I think I’m wrong, there will be some pressure, because we’ve got a good team and we’re playing home. So, we have a lot of advantages, but still, we have to play really, really good cricket to win this competition. Players coming from all over the world, obviously, they’re good players, any anybody on any day, can win you the game. And you know, that’s how these formats work. But I have no doubt in our team’s ability and the hard work we put together as a team.”
Tonight’s clash between the Amazon Warriors and Lahore Qalandars will bowl of at19:00hrs this evening.