Among the players to emerge in recent months is 19-year-old wristspinner Vitel Lawes, who made his ODI debut against New Zealand in July.
The spinner claimed three wickets in his very first game and made a bigger impact through the series, claiming eight wickets through the series at a very good economy rate of 5.30. Incidentally, this was the List-A debut for the youngster too.
Sammy was pleased with the young spinner’s progress and highlighted the work being done to develop him further.
“Vitel, to me, he’s a find for us. What we saw in him that caused him to debut against New Zealand was all part of the planning and the processes we put in place. You’ve heard me for years talking about a wristspinner in the West Indies team.
“He came in and he immediately had an impact on the bowling unit for us. Still got a long way to go but we will continue with his development through either playing games or the specific work we’ve put in place for him. He’s worked really well with Nikita Miller and Ravi Rampaul here on tour.
“We’ll continue creating those opportunities for him and hopefully he could continue to grow. A little bit fast-tracked but we’re pleased with what he’s done so far.”
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