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The West Indies skipper, Darren Sammy, believes that Sunil Narine will play a key role in the forthcoming ICC World T20 2012, and is jubilant with the off-spinner’s performance over the last one year.
The 24-year-old budding cricketer, having performed exceptionally well in the regional sport, made his way to international cricket last year, making an immediate impression against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. Since then, the wily spinner has been a permanent member of the Caribbean
side.
Narine represented Kolkata Knight Riders in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and played a huge role in the franchise’s title triumph.
With his ability to spin the ball both ways, the cricketer from Trinidad & Tobago is considered to be one of the best in the business along with Pakistan’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859.
The tracks in Sri Lanka for the World T20 are expected to be slow and dry, making Sammy rely on Narine, who has gained a lot of T20 experience over the last 12 months.
"By now [Narine] is a very experienced T20 bowler," Sammy said. "He has done well in this format and won the [Golden Player award] in the IPL. I can see him playing a very big role for us in the tournament because of the pitches here."
In the three Tests, 15 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and five T20s for West Indies so far, Narine has grabbed 47 victims, with handsome averages in all three formats.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 captain is optimistic that the canny bowler will deliver the goods in Sri Lanka.
"He has been a great performer for West Indies since coming into the team, so I think it will be more of the same in this tournament," he hopes.
After facing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in their opening fixture of the mega event on September 22nd at Colombo.
With a number of world-class hitters and extra-ordinary all-rounders in their ranks, West Indies are among the hot-favourites to clinch the tournament. It remains to be seen whether Sammy and company are able to live up to the expectations or not.
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