By Rajiv Bisnauth

COMING off a productive run in the just-ended U.S. T20 Open, Chandrapaul Hemraj, says he is acutely aware that consistency remains the best avenue for a West Indies recall.
Undoubtedly one of the best young batting talents across the Caribbean, the left-hander compiled a total of 190 runs in the U.S. T20 Open, with scores of 10, 43, 87 and 50 and will now turn his attention to the upcoming Regional Super50 Cup, scheduled from February 4 to 27 in Antigua and Barbuda.
“I would love to stay on this path, in terms of consistently scoring runs, so yes definitely I am looking forward for the Super50 tournament,” the 27-year-old Cane Grove resident said.

He added, “I’m satisfied with the performance in the USA. I think it’s a step in the right direction for me in terms of understanding my game more and being able to execute game plans more consistently,” he explained.
Hemraj is primarily an opening batsman who can also bowl a bit of decent left-arm spin.
He first came into the limelight when he was selected to play for West Indies U-19s. Very soon after that, he made his first-class debut for Guyana in the Regional Four-Day competition during the 2011-12 season at the age of 19.

Hemraj represented the West Indies in six ODI’s, the last being against Bangladesh in December 2018. He also played 31 First-Class games and 31 List A games to date.
Meanwhile, only the six main franchises – Guyana Jaguars, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, Jamaica Scorpions, Barbados Pride, Windward Islands Hurricanes and Leeward Islands Volcanoes – will be a part of next year’s tournament.
Defending Regional Super50 champions, West Indies Emerging Players, will not be able to defend their title.
More so, with the reduced fixture, the tournament will be played over one round with five matches per team.