Tanvir backing Malik to lead Warriors well in Hero CPL 2018

Hero CPL 2018

By Clifton Ross

Guyana Amazon Warriors seamer Sohail Tanvir said his countryman and new Captain Shoaib Malik will be a strong leader for the team who are geared towards bringing the title back home this.
Malik was named skipper of the team a few weeks back and with the Guyana Warriors bowling off their camp on Friday; Guyana Times Sport caught up with the Pakistani during the team’s training session on Saturday at Providence.
“He’s a very experienced guy he’s been playing international cricket for the past 20 years and he’s captained the sides whether it was international or franchise cricket. I played under him in PSL (Pakistan Super League) and I started my international career under him. He has the cricketing knowledge that skipper’s need”, Said Tanvir.
Tanvir further pointed out that while Malik is new to the Guyana Amazon Warriors family; he has been around ever since the inception of the tournament and has been one of the leading run-getters to date.
As such, his credentials as a captain and a player add invaluable experience to the team. “Yes he’s new to Guyana but he has been involved in CPL since it started. Everyone knows him and even our local players know him”, he added.
Looking at not only Malik but his entire team’s stats, the 33 year-old said that the Warriors have a nicely balanced squad, adding that he was happy to know the young players who performed well in the Canada T20 and Windies B team were among his future teammates.
“I’ve seen a few youngsters, Hetmyer (Shimron) was involved last year, I was inspired I was asking who was in our team from those boys and we’ve got three of them and I do hope that they grab their opportunities”, he said.
With the record of 5-3 against Barbados Pride last year, Tanvir who has the fastest fifty in CPL history said his new teammates as well as Head Coach Johan Botha will certainly add a major boost to the franchise this season. “I played with Johan Botha at PSL he was our assistant coach and he was tremendous and we hope he can continue. We have been playing good cricket throughout the entire CPL since it started and we are hopeful this time that we can bring the trophy to Guyana”. Tanvir ended.
Meanwhile, the Warriors engaged some hard work in the nets this past Saturday and will continue their preparatory camp up until August 7 ahead of their first game at Providence versus the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.