ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League: “We’re bound to give something very special” – GAW Head Coach Agoram
The Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) are intent on producing ‘something special’ in the inaugural ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League T20 tournament — the first stand-alone event of its kind in South America.
With the Amazon Warriors team now assembled, the players took to the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Friday night for their first practice session, and according to Head Coach Prassana Agoram, match simulations were conducted.
In a comment to media operatives, Coach Agoram detailed what the team was able to achieve in that session. “The most important thing is to make sure that there’re a lot of new additions to the team. We need to make sure that we master the conditions here. If you see this particular CPL, the pitch was slightly up and down; even for us, we got a little bit of a time to get adjusted, even though we played well. We want to make sure to get the match simulations and everything; guys understand the conditions, how to pace the innings as batting and bowling is concerned,” Agoram explained.
GAW Head Coach Prassana Agoram (C) chatting with one of his players during the practice session
He further clarified, “So, it’s a match simulation. To be very honest with you, it’s all about what is going to be the average score, based on the pitches we are going to get. Be it 170, be it 180, we are going to break it into phases. Sometimes you say, ‘We’re going to get 180’. That puts pressure on the batsman right from ball one. The boys responded very well.”
One thing that Agoram is eager to witness again is the massive support that Guyanese fans gave to the Amazon Warriors. He especially pointed out that President Dr. Irfaan Ali even backed the team.
Agoram shared, “I’ve been to every single global league in the world, and the first time I came here, in 2023, my captain told me, ‘You’re going to see a vibe there’. I was thinking, What kind of a vibe I’m going to get here?’ But let me tell you, this is my second home with the kind of support we get here!
“The President of Guyana in attendance for each and every game, cheering for each and every run, makes it very special. We’re bound to give something very special for him for the Guyana Super League,” Agoram vowed.
Another look at the Amazon Warriors’ training session
Quizzed on whether he believes the hosts can keep the trophy at home, Agoram responded in the affirmative, and detailed his two goals for the season. “Definitely! To win the tournament, that is going to be the ambition everyone wants to drive on; and the second (is) I want to make sure a lot of youngsters there, I want to make sure what they learn from here gets their game promoted to the next level. So it’s going to be two ambitions for me: one, to win the tournament just for the people around Guyana; and to make sure that we entertain people and people learn what exactly it is to go to the next level,” he responded.
The Guyana Amazon Warriors will kick off the blockbuster event in a clash with Pakistan’s Lahore Qalandars on Tuesday, November 26, from 19:00hrs.
