Earthquake in West Indies cricket! Evin Lewis took a U-turn after 2 months of retirement, will create havoc with ‘red ball’ after 9 years

West Indies cricket’s explosive batsman Evin Lewis has shocked the whole world with one of his decisions. Just two months after announcing his retirement from international cricket, Lewis has not only brought back his retirement but has taken a step that no one expected. Lewis has decided to play first-class cricket after a long gap of 9 years.

Why did you take retirement and why did you change your decision now?

Let us tell you that on January 27 this year, Evin Lewis had said goodbye to international cricket. At that time, he had taken this decision emotionally after being dropped from the West Indies T20 World Cup team. However, he has now changed his mind and made himself available for Trinidad’s squad for the West Indies’ domestic first-class tournament ‘Regional Four Day Competition’.

Return to red ball cricket after 9 years: Is the bat rusty?

There is a lot of discussion in the cricket world about this comeback of Lewis, because he played his last first-class match. 2016-17 I played.

previous record: Lewis has played 22 first-class matches so far at an average of 30.72. 1,229 runs Have made.

Great Season: He was in tremendous form in the 2015–16 season, where he scored 442 runs at an average of 44.11, which included a memorable century (104 runs) against Jamaica.

Gadar is creating havoc in local cricket: runs at an average of 94

Even though Lewis was away from the big format for a long time, his bat is on fire in local cricket. He has destroyed the opposition bowlers in TTCB Premiership Division-1:

against queens park 119 runs.

Unbeaten against Maryboys 232 runs Marathon innings.

against powergen panel 113 runs.

His average in the current local two-day season 94 Which shows their appetite and class.

Statement from coach Raed Emeritus: “Increased headache for selectors”

Trinidad Coach Raed Emeritus confirmed Lewis’ return, saying it was a great sign to have him back in the team. However, he also admitted that Lewis’s return has caused more ‘headaches’ for the selectors. In-form players like Jeremy Solozano, Aamir Jangu and Jason Mohammed are already present in the team. Now it will be interesting to see whether Lewis can maintain his form in big national level matches also.

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