Emrit warns of heat, flat wickets in India

TRINIDAD and Tobago allrounder, Rayad Emrit has stressed the importance of the team keeping hydrated during the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India.

Emrit represented the West Indies in two matches against India on their home soil in 2007 and is expecting humid conditions.

“The team will meet two major obstacles when we get to India. Firstly we will have to battle the time difference but also the heat.

It is key that players re-hydrate so we could prevents things like cramp which would hinder us from performing at our best,” said Emrit.

Coupled with the testing conditions Emrit explained that the wickets in India favours batsmen thereby needing the Trinidad and Tobago bowling attack to be at its best at all times.

“When I went to India with the West Indies team I played two matches and the wickets were batsman friendly. I was not adequately prepared for those conditions .

Now I am more experienced and am better prepared. It is going to be tough but we have enough ammo in our team to accomplish the dream of winning this tournament,” said Emrit.

The Alescon Comets player revealed that West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo and Denesh Ramdin is playing an important role in educating the players about the conditions in India.

“Dwayne has played in the Indian Premier League and Denesh has played One-Day International and Test cricket I believe there. They are both useful allrounders and a loss depends on how they perform,” said Emrit.

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