Narine cherishes bowling support

Sunil Narine is looking forward to work with fellow bowlers, Krishmar Santokie and Samuel Badree as the hosts turn their focus towards the shortest format of the game. West Indies and New Zealand are due to face each other in two tour ending T20Is on July 6th and 7th at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica.

The three bowlers weren't part of the Test squad which lost to New Zealand by a 2-1 margin, their first series loss against the Kiwis in 12 years. Speaking about Badree, the mystery spinner said he (Badree) has been doing a great job and completely deserved his No. 1 rank in the ICC table for best T20 bowlers. "I think it's a good, friendly rivalry. I think Badree has been doing very well over the past couple of months. I think he's been doing a good job so that's why he's number one. So hopefully I can do as good as him and hopefully pass him this series," said Narine.

Krishmar Santokie has quickly established himself as the lead pacer for West Indies in the T20 format of the game and displaced Ravi Rampaul from the side during the 2014 T20 World Cup held in Bangladesh. "I think Santokie has been a very excellent bowler. The couple of games he has played for West Indies, he has been getting early breakthroughs for us and that makes it a lot easier in the middle and at the end. So I think Santokie starting up and getting early wickets does a lot for West Indies," Narine said.

Narine said it was vital to remain composed and one shouldn't get hyper during the course of the match. "The key component is probably to be as relaxed as possible because it's a very intense game and batsmen are always coming at you. So the minute you get too hyper you tend to do what you're not accustomed to. So just stay as relaxed as possible and maintain the skill level that you have," he concluded.