WI v IND | Test format and its challenge to be consistent suits my game, reveals Rahkeem Cornwall
Rahkeem Cornwall believes that his particular interest in the longest version of the game comes from the very challenge of consistency a player needs to succeed in it. Cornwall is in contention to make his Test debut in the upcoming two-match series against India starting from August 22.
Since the 2014-15 season when West Indies' first-class competition was revamped, Cornwall is the fourth leading wicket-taker, with 197 scalps to his name. On three occasions, he has been among the top three bowlers in an edition, including in 2018-19, when he finished as the leading wicket-taker with 54 wickets in nine matches with an average of 17.68. This consistency is perhaps the reason behind his liking for the red-ball contest.
"I believe the Test format suits my game because of the consistency a player needs over a long period of time to be successful, and I've enjoyed that challenge so far in my career playing first-class cricket. The feeling [on getting called up] is great - it's something I've been pushing to achieve for a long time," Cornwall told the Cricket West Indies website, reported ESPNCricinfo.
He followed up his domestic performances with 23 wickets in List A and first-class games against England Lions earlier in 2018, and in the recent series against the touring India A, where he picked up nine wickets in six matches.
"The A-team preparation has been very good. England Lions and India A were two quality opposition teams featuring guys that played Test cricket. Overall it has been very challenging and it was a good place to test skills that I've been trying to perfect every year in our domestic competition,” Cornwall said.
"I've been putting in a lot of work over the last couple of months. I've always pushed myself. I feel I can go on and I think the on-field results I've achieved have shown the progress I'm making," he added.
Cornwall is no muck with the bat either, and quite obviously, has former South Africa allrounder Jacques Kallis as his cricketing hero. Also, the 26-year-old’s earliest inspiration to play for his country came from watching Brian Lara's epic 400 against England.
"My cricket hero is definitely Jacques Kallis. The way he carried himself as an allrounder on and off the field, I've tried to visualise and work to match certain things I saw Kallis to do my game. The Test match I remember most watching was Brian Lara's 400 in Antigua 2004. It was early inspiration for sure to become a professional cricketer and to play for the West Indies,” Cornwall added.
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