Jaggernauth: Still a lot of room for improvement
Debutant West Indies off spinner Amit Jaggernauth said that it was a major challenge to enter into the fray with batsmen the calibre of Ricky Ponting and Michael hussy at the crease but that he thought he acquitted himself well on the opening day of the First Digicel Test at Sabina Park on a pitch which did not offer much assistance to spin bowling."Being given the ball with Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey at the crease was a huge challenge, I thought my performance in the end was a decent one, I handled it well, the 24 year old from Trinidad said.
"I didn't look at the individuals names but I tried to bowl at the batsman and tried to work on weaknesses that I saw or try to bowl to the specific areas that was asked by the captain (Ramnaresh Sarwan)," Jaggernauth told reporters at the end of the first day of the first encounter of the three match Digicel Test series.
He said that after an initial assessment he immediately realises that there is a lot of room for improvement.
"It (his debut performance) wasn't bad but there is still a lot of room for improvement, I thought I was a bit too aggressive and tried too many things," Jaggernauth reasoned.
"What I learned today is that in terms of my game I need to be a little more patient at this level and that is something I would like to improve on as fast as possible," the rookie off spinner revealed.
When questioned about his inclination to continue to toss up the ball even after being hit for boundaries, Jaggernauth said it was his nature to continue to be aggressive despite the circumstances.
"In essence people who have seen me bowl before can testify that I am a very aggressive, attacking spinner. That is something that is just in my repertoire, I would always back myself against whoever is batting. I believe I can get them out, that's just the aggressive nature in me," Jaggernauth responded.
And he said it was extra special to be debuting against the world champions.
"It's a really good to make your debut at the international level and also against the number one Test playing team in the world, I was really happy and pleased about that," Jaggernauth said.
And while the pitch did not offer much for him on the first day he reckons that it will be more spinner friendly as the match progresses.
"On a first day track I thought the pitch had some degree of turn and I would expect as the Test goes along the turn would definitely increase, on the third and fourth day it's going to be spinning huge," Jaggernauth predicted.
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