5 young West Indies domestic players who can be future Test greats

Jomel Warrican

Jomel Warrican made an instant sensation on Test debut in Sri Lanka last year

If West Indies fast bowlers were the stuff of batsmen’s nightmares in the 1970s and 80s, in recent years that tag can be more appropriately put on the slower bowlers. Sunil Narine continues to be the most difficult spinner to face presently, and the architects of West Indies’ recent WT20 victory were 34-year-olds Samuel Badree and Suleiman Benn.

The leading name doing the rounds regarding young spinners in the West Indies is that of 24-year-old Jomel Warrican, who has recently added Virat Kohli to his list of scalps, a prestigous wicket picked up cheaply in the first practice match. Warrican’s left-arm spin accounted for the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane as well.

Warrican has enjoyed a great run of form in domestic cricket in the last two years, earning his debut Test cap last year. He has played 4 Tests since, picking up 11 wickets, and putting up an impressive show as part of an unimpressive bowling lineup. His best performance remains a 4/67 in Sri Lanka in his very first match. Warrican is almost a certainty to be picked in the West Indies Test squad for the India series.

In the 2015/16 domestic season, Warrican played only 5 matches, half as many as most others, but still managed to be the 10th highest wicket taker, with 28 scalps.