Rahkeem Cornwall was the talk of the town was picked in the West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI outfit playing a warm-up game against the visitors in Bassaterre on Monday. As soon as Rahkeem took the field, he became the most trending topic on social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter.
At 6’5, Rahkeem might not be the tallest player in the circuit, but add to it a body weight of 140 kgs and he definitely is ‘big’. Rahkeem is a very strong hitter of the cricket ball and his presence on the field is intimidating.
During his 61-ball knock of 59, Rahkeem smashed some big hits against the likes of Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes and other English bowlers. The West Indies Cricket Board also tweeted a photo of Rahkeem which read: “Rahkeem Cornwall hit a crucial 59 (61 balls, 6×4, 3×6) and bowled 10-1-39-1 for @WICB_President XI against @englandcricket in #StKitts.”
VIDEO: 140 kgs and 6’5 tall Rahkeem Cornwall blasting English bowlers
https://twitter.com/nibrazramzan/status/836542997361635328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Rahkeem has been backed for big things by West Indies fast-bowling icon Andy Roberts.
“He has been ready to move higher for more than a year now, but for me to say he is ready for Test cricket. I don’t think we really know when anybody is ready because you have a number of players, especially here in the Leewards, who perform very well at regional level but fail to impress when they go a little bit higher,” he said.
