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Evin Lewis is undoubtably one of the most destructive opening batsmen in white-ball cricket today. He enters his second T20 world tournament, having been a part of the victorious 2016 outfit . He played one game then but is expected to be a leader in the #MissionMaroon setup this time around.
Coming off the back of a very successful Caribbean Premier League (CPL), where he broke the record for sixes hit in a season with 38 (previously held by Chris Gayle) and winning his first CPL title, Evin will be eager to replicate such form in the UAE.
He will have a slight advantage in adapting to the conditions, as he is currently involved in the IPL at the same venues. Rajasthan Royals snapped him up as a replacement player for the second half of the competition, which was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, dashing out some decent performances for that outfit.
In West Indies T20 colours, the left-handed opener has a blistering strike rate of 158 and averages over 30. With 4 hundreds and 10 fifty’s to his name, Evin will be anxious to add to those tallies during this year’s tournament.
Playing such a crucial role at the top of the order, a successful campaign for Evin Lewis could mean a successful campaign for the men from the Caribbean. The region is ready to rally behind Evin and the rest of #MissionMaroon
Cricket West Indies (CWI) governs cricket across the West Indies, a confederation of Caribbean countries. Originally established as the West Indies Cricket Board of Control in the 1920s, it became the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in 1996 and was rebranded as Cricket West Indies in May 2017 as part of a restructuring effort.
