… we need the support of Guyanese fans, says all-rounder
By Akeem Greene
After a stuttering start to the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the Guyana Amazon Warriors rebounded to win their first match on Sunday against the St Lucia Stars.
Marque all-rounder Sohail Tanveer is hoping that the victory sets the tone for the rest of the tournament as they seek to qualify for the play-offs.
“We had a wonderful outing last year in Guyana, this is our home town, we own the field and hopeful we do better than in first set of matches. We have been playing good cricket but just not winning those crunch movements as we should and I think the last game we got it together and hopefully that momentum will give us lots of boost and confidence”, the 32 year-old stated.
Tanveer, who has been one of the team’s most consistent bowlers , is hoping that his team will make winning consistent
The all-rounder is therefore calling for the locals to come out in their numbers for the team’s four home matches which get underway Thursday against the Jamaica Tallawahs.
“Hopefully we get more support because at the moment we need more support from the Guyanese fans and I hope they come out in their large numbers”.
Though the formidable side only have one from four matches, he still thinks they can have a shot at the title.
“ I still believe we have a good team, we played three of the four finals. We did not have a good start but now we will carry it on”, he said.
More so the Pakistani quelled the fears of the fans that he might miss the four home matches given that Pakistan Cricket Board sent out a circular recalling their players from the CPL and the NatWest T20 blast due upcoming international commitments.
“We have only Babar Azam at the moment heading back [to Pakistan]. I’m not sure about myself, I’m here until [August] 22 and then I will see what instruction I get from PCB [Pakistan Cricket Board] because at the moment I’m not Centrally contracted so I will see how it goes”, he explained.
After battling Tallawahs, they will then clash with Trinbago Knight Riders from 12 noon on Saturday followed by Barbados Tridents on Sunday from 18:00 hrs. Their final match will be against Stars on Tuesday from 18:00 hrs.
