At 34, Barbados batsman Shamar Brooks is not any spring hen, but he has changed Guyana’s Shimron Hetmyer within the West Indies T20 World Cup squad after the latter missed a flight to Australia.
“The decision was taken by the CWI selection panel as Shimron Hetmyer missed his rescheduled flight to Australia, which was changed for family reasons at his request with effect from Saturday 1 October,” CWI mentioned in a press release.
So what has Brooks completed on the sector that’s thought of adequate to switch Hetmyer? At 25, Hetmyer is a decade youthful than Brooks and an all-rounder who can change a recreation together with his massive hits.
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Brooks will change Hetmyer within the WI squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup to be held in Australia.
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Brooks’ latest kind earned him a ticket to Australia.
Late final month, Brooks Blitz hit an unbeaten 109 off 52 balls with the bat, serving to Jamaica Tallawahs put up 226 for 4 in opposition to Guyana Amazon Warriors in Qualifier 2 of the Caribbean Premier League. Brooks’s innings included 8 sixes and seven fours and Imad Wasim’s 41 (41 off 15). The Tallawahs scored 103 for 4 within the final 5 overs, scoring 226 for 4, a recreation they gained by 37 runs to enter the ultimate.
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In the ultimate too, Brooks was at No. 3 with 47 off 33, when his crew was chasing 162 for victory.
In August, Brooks was instrumental in serving to West Indies defeat New Zealand within the opening One Day International. Proving that he’s not only a hit-ball batsman, Brooks scored 79 off 91 balls on a tough wicket in Bridgetown.
Brooks performed 11 T20 Internationals at a really modest strike price of 107, however he has proven the flexibility to ship massive hits when it issues, as he did within the enterprise finish of the CPL.
After displaying early promise, Brooks hadn’t actually fulfilled his potential. He was a part of two West Indies Under-19 World Cup squads and in addition captained the crew in a single version in 2008.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
