da bet7k： Pedro Collins is stunned by his sudden call-up to the West Indies teamas one of the replacements for the injured Cameron Cuffy and MervynDillon
da cassino online： Haydn Gill12-Jul-2001Pedro Collins is stunned by his sudden call-up to the West Indies teamas one of the replacements for the injured Cameron Cuffy and MervynDillon.But the Barbadian left-arm fast bowler left for Zimbabwe yesterdaypronouncing himself 100 per cent fit after a long lay-off because of aback injury that kept him out of first-class cricket for more than ayear.It came as a shock to me. I was surprised, Collins said when helearnt of his international recall through a telephone call from WestIndies Cricket Board (WICB) executive secretary Andrew Sealy onTuesday morning.It was something that I was looking forward to, but I didn’t expectit to come so quickly. Now that I have got the chance, I am going tograsp the opportunity and put my best foot forward.Collins’ reaction was probably shared by the vast majority of cricketfans around the region. After all, the 24-year-old has not played afirst-class match since February last year and had not been asked toprove his form or fitness before joining the West Indies team whichhas been afflicted by injuries in the last fortnight.Collins, whose stretched back muscles sidelined him for the 2000 RedStripe Bowl and the 2001 Busta Cup, however, reckons he is in topshape after a lengthy recuperation that involved sessions with DrLlewellyn Harper.The injuries haven’t come back. They haven’t given me any trouble. Ithink I am fully recovered, said the Boscobelle, St Peter residentwho was preparing to go to work at the Community DevelopmentDepartment when he was told of his call-up.I have just got to put it together in the middle now.Collins has had limited cricket during the current domestic season,having played in only two of Wanderers’ five matches in thepreliminaries of the Barbados Fire & Commercial Cup competition. Priorto the start of the season he attended a week-long WICB fast bowlingclinic in Antigua, under the supervision of former West Indies pacerAndy Roberts.It was really hard and tough, Collins said about the clinic. Thefirst couple of days were hard and the body was a bit stiff, but as wewent on, you got familiar with the exercises and your body gotaccustomed to it.His training with Roberts involved working on the landing of his feet,the development of his inswinger to right-handed batsmen and gettingmore side-on when delivering.There was no need to make any significant adjustments to his action,he said.Since the clinic, I haven’t stopped training. I’ve still been workingout very hard.Collins last represented the West Indies in two One-Day Internationalson the 1999-2000 tour of New Zealand.
