TTCB heap praise on Shannon Gabriel
June 19th, 2018 News
St. Lucia National Cricket Association president and CWI director Julian Charles presents Shannon Gabriel with the Player-of-the-Match prize on the final day of the second Test between WINDIES and Sri Lanka on Monday, June 18, 2018 at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground.
St. Lucia National Cricket Association president and CWI director Julian Charles presents Shannon Gabriel with the Player-of-the-Match prize
on the final day of the second Test between WINDIES and Sri Lanka on Monday, June 18, 2018 at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground.
THE Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board has heaped praises on fast bowler Shannon Gabriel for his exceptional performance playing for the West Indies in the Second Test match against Sri Lanka which ended on Monday in St Lucia.
The 30-year-old, a product of the South East Zone of the TTCB, grabbed figures of 13 wickets for 121 runs, the third best match haul ever by a regional Test player as the contest ended in a draw after five intriguing days of cricket.
The West Indies lead the three-match rubber 1-0 going into the Third Test which starts on Saturday (June 23) at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
On Tuesday, Azim Bassarath, president of the TTCB said congratulations are in place for Gabriel as he has made his nation and the entire Caribbean proud with his penetrative bowling.Bassarath said that Gabriel is reaping the rewards of all his hard work in practice and training leading up to the current Test series, and he should be an inspiration to others who wish to rise to the top of their craft.
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