WI vs India 2023: Test 2 of 2: Emotional Kevin Sinclair delighted with maiden Test call

By Brandon Corlette

After a few months of successful play in white-ball cricket and first-class cricket, the 23-year-old Kevin Sinclair has earned a maiden call to the West Indies team for the second Test match against India, to be played in Trinidad.
Sinclair, who arrived in Trinidad on Tuesday morning for the Test match which starts on Thursday July 20, has been very emotional about the call. He noted that staying disciplined would be key to his success, if he is given opportunity to play.
“Like I always said, my hard work is paying off and it is paying off in my performance as well, so I want to continue in that vein of form. This is a special moment for me, but also for my grandfather. I am very emotional about him being alive and able to sit back and watch his grandson play Test cricket, or even being listed in a Test team. That was always his dream, and he always tells me I have the ability to play at the highest level,” Sinclair said.

He added: “Him being alive here and getting this good news I just feel emotional for him, because he has worked with me over the years, even quitting his job for training me in the backyards at home. It is very emotional.”
Overall, Sinclair has so far played 18 first-class matches, and has taken 54 wickets, including three five-wicket hauls at an average of 23.98 each. In batting, he has scored 756 runs at an average of 29, and has six half-centuries to his name.
“I feel really good. I have not had the best of seasons for the first two seasons that I played for Guyana, but this season I did really well. Being called up to the Test team is the highest level, so I want to grab this opportunity and put my best foot forward,” he said.
“Nothing different, to be honest. I played four-day cricket, and I understand what is required in four-day cricket; so, it is for me to apply the basic, bringing the batsman forward, challenging the defenses. It comes down to discipline,” the all-rounder disclosed.
The upcoming second Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Match powered by YES BANK will be historic – marking the 100th Test Match between West Indies and India since the two teams first met at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi in 1948. Play starts daily at 10am (9am Jamaica/7:30pm India).

FULL SQUAD: Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain), Jermaine Blackwood (Vice Captain), Alick Athanaze, Tagenarine Chanderpaul Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kirk McKenzie, Kemar Roach, Kevin Sinclair, Jomel Warrican.
Travelling Reserves: Tevin Imlach, Akeem Jordan