Amazon Warriors’ camp begins Wednesday
Guyana Amazon Warriors one-week pre-season camp will commence on Wednesday at the National Stadium, Providence ahead of their first match of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on August 5 against St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in Florida.
Several of the players arrived late Wednesday to assemble for the intense camp which will be headed by Coach Mark Harper and Assistant Coach Esuan Crandon. The other members of the support staff will be Jason Pilgrim (Physio), Clinton Jeremiah (Fitness Coach) and Kurlyn Smith-Nicholas (Masseuse).
Warriors have been the most consistent team in the league, reaching three of the four finals and will be seeking to cop their maiden title in the fifth edition.
After playing in Florida, the team heads to Trinidad and Tobago then St Lucia before returning home for four matches.
On the 17th, they play the Jamaica Tallawahs, after which they play arch-rivals Trinbago Knight Riders two days later. The Warriors then clash with the Barbados Tridents on the 20th, and then have their final home match against the St Lucia Zouks on the 22nd.
The Amazon Warriors squad comprises of Martin Guptill, Rayad Emrit, Sohail Tanveer, Babar Azam, Jason Mohammed, Chadwick Walton, Rashid Khan, Steven Taylor, Keon Joseph, Gajanand Singh, Roshon Primus, Veerasammy Permaul, Assad Fudadin, Steven Jacobs, Steven Katwaroo, Keemo Paul and Muhammad Ali Khan.