DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC– Wicketkeeper batsman Jahmar Hamilton has applauded the efforts of spinner Veerasammy Permaul on the Sagicor High Performance Centre team’s tour of Bangladesh.
Permaul was added to the HPC side, following the selection of batsman Johnson Charles on the senior West Indies squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Tournament taking place in Sri Lanka.
He graduated last year with the first squad of players that attended the Sagicor HPC.
“He is the incumbent West Indies A-Team captain and he has a lot of experience with field settings, but he is also a proven player” said 22 year old Hamilton.
“He always says, ‘he outsmarts the batsman’. It has been a joy watching him do his thing from behind the stumps.”
Permaul earned the Man-of-the-Match award for the second straight game.
He shared eight wickets with left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cotterrell to bowl the HPC to a 53-run victory over Bangladesh-A in the second match of their One-day series on Sunday.
“After they started to score quickly, Permaul came on to bowl and tightened things up a bit, so it was good to have someone with his experience at that stage.” said Hamilton.
“He always says, ‘he outsmarts the batsman’. It has been a joy watching him do his thing from behind the stumps.”
The HPC team has taken an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against Bangladesh-A and are planning to sweep the series with a final win.
“The guys will be looking to go 3-0, but they will want to remain positive, and do the basics correctly,” he said.
“We are very happy with the result. We have been working very hard over the past few months in Barbados and we are seeing that it is paying off for us right now.”
