Former West Indies U-19 wicketkeeper Amir Jangoo has been added to the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force squad for the remainder of the CG United Super50, the left-hander replacing Joshua Da Silva, who has left for Australia to join the Test squad West Indies. .
Also Down Under are pacers Anderson Phillip and Jayden Seales. However, Red Force coach David Furlonge does not expect the trio’s departure to significantly affect the team’s plans for the future.
The reigning champions, now second in Zone A with ten points after a scoreless draw against Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) on Monday, are in action today against leaders Guyana Harpy Eagles (12 points) at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain . , from 9 am
Meanwhile, CCC (2 points) take on Windward Islands Volcanoes (8 points) at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, from 2pm.
“We put Amir Jangoo in the 14 and Jeremy Solozano was left out,” Furlonge confirmed yesterday. He also noted that spinners Sunil Narine and Shannon Gabriel, who were rested for Monday’s match, will return to the squad today.
Furlonge expects spin to play a crucial role and is backing the Red Force spinners to come up trumps. “We have looked at the wickets and the conditions and are backing our spinners to do the job for us. Even in Antigua, it looks like the wickets there are helping the spinners, so the decision was made to go with the spinners,” he explained.
Speaking about Monday’s goalless result, Furlonge said: “It was a disappointing end but it was beyond our control when we went out there. It was unfortunate, but we have to look forward now. We have two games and we are in second place now, so we will have to win our remaining games and hope the weather is good for us,” he added.
Red Force Squad: Nicholas Pooran (capt), Kjorn Ottley, Jason Mohammed, Mark Deyal, Darren Bravo, Joshua Da Silva, Jyd Goolie, Sunil Narine, Khary Pierre, Imran Khan, Shannon Gabriel, Terrance Hinds, Yannic Cariah, Akeal Hosein.
David Furlonge (Coach/Chief Selector); Sebastian Edwards (Manager); Jason Pilgrim (Physiotherapist); Clinton Jeremiah (Coach); Amrit Jadoo (Analyst).
Today’s matches of Zone A:
T&T Red Force v Guyana Harpy Eagles, @ QPO, 9am
Winward Islands Volcanoes vs CCC, @ BLCA 2pm
