http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 tour 'a big challenge' – Cricket News Update
Darren Sammy, the West Indian skipper, has said that the upcoming one-month long tour of Bangladesh will be a great challenge for his side.
"Playing Bangladesh at home is always tough as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 found out last time they were here," said Sammy while talking to the media reporters at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The Bangladesh tour will be the fourth international appearance of the Caribbean Kings following the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011.
Since their quarterfinal exit from the esteemed tournament, the Caribbean side has played http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 last month.
Speaking about the importance of playing against spin bowling on Bengali wickets, Sammy said, "An important factor for us will be how well we play spin. That will pose our biggest challenge."
Sammy, along with his team, reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh yesterday, while five of the West Indian players are currently playing in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament for Trinidad and Tobago.
"Also, our batting has to come to the fore (because) in the last series (against India), until the last Test in Dominica, our batsmen didn't really dominate. These are the two areas we will definitely have to improve on," asserted
Sammy.
The all-rounder, who made his ODI debut in July 2004, has scored 670 runs in 48 innings, at an average of 20.30. Bowling in 60 ODI innings, he has picked 46 wickets at an average of 44.45, including his best bowling figures of
4/26.
Since his Test debut in 2007, Sammy has featured in 28 matches, scoring 457 runs at an average of 16.32. While bowling in 29 Test innings, he has claimed 46 wickets at an average of 29.28, including his best bowling figures of
7/66.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 will start their tour to Bangladesh on October 11, 2011, with a one-off Twenty20 and a three-match One-Day International series, followed by a 2-match Test competition.
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