1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies at Port of Spain

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Don't say it too loudly, but there is a little of the regality of the old West Indian batsmen in 21-year-old Guyanese, Shimron Hetmyer. He hasn't cracked the top level. Not even close. But there are glimpses of a wonderful player in his imperious pull shots, and his dismissive drives. In New Zealand last December, he had faced down one of the best attacks around and hit a sparkling 66 to light up the Basin Reserve. The issue for Hetmyer is that there is no consistency yet. His other scores in that series were 13, 28 and 15. Perhaps, against a weaker Sri Lanka pace attack, he can put a few more good performances together, and kick his career into a higher gear.

Cricket is back

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Playing XI: Jason Holder (Capt), Devon Smith, Kraigg Brathwaite, Kieran Powell, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Devendra Bishoo, Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, Miguel Cummins.

Captain Jason Holder won the toss and elected to bat first.

The big man Shannon Gabriel is back and hitting the deck hard during practice ahead of the 1st Test vs Sri Lanka. Starting on Wednesday at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.

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WINDIES 11/1 (5 Ov). Smith 7, Powell 0.

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