Darren Sammy hails Tino Best ? Cricket News Update
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy, on Sunday lavished praise on fast bowler Tino Best for his impressive show in the 2-0 Test series whitewash over Bangladesh.
Whilst Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Darren Bravo and Marlon Samuels all starred with the bat, the latter scoring a dazzling double century, Tino Best was the pick of the West Indies bowlers, picking up six wicket apiece in both games. The 31-year-old Barbadian speedster finished the two-match Test series at the top of the wickets chart, clinching twelve wickets from four innings at an impressive average of 14.33.
"Tino is a brilliant bowler, as he performed consistently. He put us in good positions and more. It's good to have him in the side, performing so well for us," said Sammy while speaking to media reporters at the post-match press conference after his side romped to a 10-wicket win on the final day of the second Test in Khulna, on Sunday.
However, Best?s match winning performances came at a cost, with the Barbados quick ruled out of the limited-overs leg of the itinerary, commencing in Khulna on Friday.
"[Best] will need to return home...for ongoing treatment and rehabilitation," West Indies? team physio CJ Clark confirmed yesterday. "It?s expected that he?ll be back to full fitness for the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament in January."
The right-armer picked up a Grade 1 lateral hamstring strain on the first day of the second Test and bowled only ten overs in Bangladesh's first innings. However, he made a stunning comeback in the second innings returning with a six-wicket haul, to help his side register a comfortable 10-wicket win over the hosts, to complete 2-0 series whitewash.
West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson admitted that losing the frontline seamer ahead of the limited overs leg of the tour was unfortunate; however, he said that it is important for the team that Best remains fit for assignments next year.
"It?s unfortunate that Tino will be leaving, after he came back and bowled so well in the second innings of this game," Gibson said. "There is a lot of cricket coming up next year and it will be important for us that he gets himself ready for that cricket."
Uncapped Barbados fast bowler Jason Holder has been called up as Best?s replacement for the upcoming ODI series and the one-off T20 International.
Source: http://blogs.bettor.com/Darren-Sammy-hails-Tino-Best-Cricket-News-Update-a203548
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