BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,CMC- Jamaican seamer krishmar Santokie says he hopes to become a permanent member of the West Indies cricket team after an impressive bowling performance that inspired the regional side to a five wicket win over England in the second T20 International on Tuesday.
Santokie claimed four for 21, his best T20 figures, as West Indies beat England by five wickets to secure the series with one match remaining.
“I’ve only played four games so far but let’s hope after this performance, I can be a consistent performer in the team,” Santokie said.
“I bowl wicket-to-wicket as most batsmen like to free their hands so I keep it close to the batters, not giving them any width. Making my debut [against England] a couple years ago, it was good to come back and play them again and win the Man-of-the-Match. It was fantastic.”
Santokie’s haul, which included two frontline batsmen, helped restrict the visitors to 152 for 7 before a blistering unbeaten 30 from Captain Darren Sammy re-energised the chase and carried the homeside to their second win following Sunday’s opening victory.
He said he spent lot of time assessing the pitch conditions and also studying footage of the England batsmen.
“I wouldn’t say there’s extra pressure [on me] because we have a good all-round team,” he said.
“All our players have their part to play and so do I, if given the opportunity. I just need to remain confident and be positive at all times. After watching the first game on Sunday, I got a few ideas and watched some videos of the batters so I have an idea of how to bowl to them – the areas they like and the areas they don’t. I just made sure I bowled in the right areas today.”
