Guyana Amazon Warriors Camp commence …Crandon says three practice games set for Guyana as Azam to replace Lynn

Jul 27, 2017 Sports, http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....zam-to-replace-lynn/

By Sean Devers
As three-times finalist Guyana Amazon Warriors preparations for the 2017 CPL t20 tournament intensifies, all of the players assembled yesterday at the Providence Stadium for the start of a one-week Camp in Guyana.

During the four-year history of the CPL, which was inaugurated in 2013, the Warriors have reached the final on every occasion except in 2015 when they lost in the semi-finals and yesterday the Warriors’ Assistant Coach Esuan Crandon explained that some of the last batch of players arrived in Guyana on Tuesday night.

“We had a light training session today (yesterday) since some of the players only came in last night (Tuesday) and were tired, while some of them had to go to the Embassy to get Visas to work in the US. This is the first day so I can’t tell you about the fitness levels of the players but what I can say is we already have nice team spirit and the guys are eagerly looking forward to the start of the tournament,” disclosed Crandon, the region’s most successful First-Class Coach.

The Warriors play their first game in Florida on August 5 when they face St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Crandon informed that the team leaves on August 2 for the USA and will have two days practice in Florida.

“We will practice for the next three days before the first practice game is tentatively fixed for Sunday evening under lights. On Monday and Tuesday we will have two practice games starting at 11:00hrs,”stated the 35-year-old Crandon who played 38 First-Class, 28 fifty Overs and 18 t20 games for Guyana between 2001 and 2011.

It was also disclosed that Pakistan’s Babar Azam has replayed Chris Lynn who is no longer available after West Indies U-19 Vice-Captain Kemo Paul had replaced fellow Guyanese Shemron Hetymer who was selected to go to England with the West Indies Test team.

The team which lost to two-times Champions Jamaica Tallawahs in last year’s final is coached by former West Indies all-rounder Roger Harper and will depend on, wicketkeeper, Chadwick Walton, Babar Azam, Gajanand Singh, ICC America’s Jamaican Steven Taylor, Steve Jacobs and Jason Mohammed with the bat.

Afghanistan’s leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who befuddled the West Indian batsman in their recent series, should spearhead the bowling attack.

Full Squad: Martin Guptill, Sohail Tanvir, Rayad Emrit, Veerasammy Permaul, Roshan Primus, Assad Fudadin, Keon Joseph, Steven Katwaroo, Kemo Paul, Ali Khan, Gajanand Singh, Chadwick Walton, Babar Azam, Gajanand Singh, Steven Taylor, Steve Jacobs, Jason Mohammed and Rashid Khan.