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The former Jamaica captain and West Indies opening batsman recently completed a stint as Assistant Coach of the West Indies Under-19 team and said he is delighted by his continued involvement in West Indies cricket.
βThis is the first time I have been working with elite players at this level β with the Under-19s and now at the Sagicor High Performance Centre. The experience was very good working with Roddy Estwick in the Under-19 team and it has really opened my eyes,β Samuels said.
βHere, at the Sagior HPC is something I have always wanted to do...working with a group of quality players and based in one place...having players come to you, splitting the time in morning and afternoon sessions and being hands-on.β
Samuels has worked with junior players for over a decade and earlier this year was at the helm when Jamaica won both the Regional Under-19 three-day and one-day tournaments.
He will be working with the students of the Sagicor HPC for a month and will then travel with the West Indies Under-19s to Bangladesh where they are slated to play seven 50-over matches in December.
βI am very tactical when it comes to cricket. I love the basics of cricket β I love to look at playersβ techniques and see how we can tweak techniques and help the players to improve and get better. I enjoy doing the basics of cricket and trying to get better players better,β Samuels said.
The 42-year-old played six Test matches for West Indies in the mid-to-late 1990s when he was also one of the leading batsmen in regional cricket. He made a Test-best score of 125 against New Zealand at the Antigua Recreational Ground in 1996.
Samuels added: βTo come here and have four coaches working together and have facilities β indoor and outdoor β this jumps out at me. I am looking forward to the experience of being here for a month to work with quality coaches in quality facilities. I am here to learn and whatever I can impart I will definitely look to help.β
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados β Robert Samuels has joined the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre as an Assistant Coach.
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The former Jamaica captain and West Indies opening batsman recently completed a stint as Assistant Coach of the West Indies Under-19 team and said he is delighted by his continued involvement in West Indies cricket.
βThis is the first time I have been working with elite players at this level β with the Under-19s and now at the Sagicor High Performance Centre. The experience was very good working with Roddy Estwick in the Under-19 team and it has really opened my eyes,β Samuels said.
βHere, at the Sagior HPC is something I have always wanted to do...working with a group of quality players and based in one place...having players come to you, splitting the time in morning and afternoon sessions and being hands-on.β
Samuels has worked with junior players for over a decade and earlier this year was at the helm when Jamaica won both the Regional Under-19 three-day and one-day tournaments.
He will be working with the students of the Sagicor HPC for a month and will then travel with the West Indies Under-19s to Bangladesh where they are slated to play seven 50-over matches in December.
βI am very tactical when it comes to cricket. I love the basics of cricket β I love to look at playersβ techniques and see how we can tweak techniques and help the players to improve and get better. I enjoy doing the basics of cricket and trying to get better players better,β Samuels said.
The 42-year-old played six Test matches for West Indies in the mid-to-late 1990s when he was also one of the leading batsmen in regional cricket. He made a Test-best score of 125 against New Zealand at the Antigua Recreational Ground in 1996.
Samuels added: βTo come here and have four coaches working together and have facilities β indoor and outdoor β this jumps out at me. I am looking forward to the experience of being here for a month to work with quality coaches in quality facilities. I am here to learn and whatever I can impart I will definitely look to help.β
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The former Jamaica captain and West Indies opening batsman recently completed a stint as Assistant Coach of the West Indies Under-19 team and said he is delighted by his continued involvement in West Indies cricket.
βThis is the first time I have been working with elite players at this level β with the Under-19s and now at the Sagicor High Performance Centre. The experience was very good working with Roddy Estwick in the Under-19 team and it has really opened my eyes,β Samuels said.
βHere, at the Sagior HPC is something I have always wanted to do...working with a group of quality players and based in one place...having players come to you, splitting the time in morning and afternoon sessions and being hands-on.β
Samuels has worked with junior players for over a decade and earlier this year was at the helm when Jamaica won both the Regional Under-19 three-day and one-day tournaments.
He will be working with the students of the Sagicor HPC for a month and will then travel with the West Indies Under-19s to Bangladesh where they are slated to play seven 50-over matches in December.
βI am very tactical when it comes to cricket. I love the basics of cricket β I love to look at playersβ techniques and see how we can tweak techniques and help the players to improve and get better. I enjoy doing the basics of cricket and trying to get better players better,β Samuels said.
The 42-year-old played six Test matches for West Indies in the mid-to-late 1990s when he was also one of the leading batsmen in regional cricket. He made a Test-best score of 125 against New Zealand at the Antigua Recreational Ground in 1996.
Samuels added: βTo come here and have four coaches working together and have facilities β indoor and outdoor β this jumps out at me. I am looking forward to the experience of being here for a month to work with quality coaches in quality facilities. I am here to learn and whatever I can impart I will definitely look to help.β