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Oshane Thomas has a habit. The habit of turning heads with his fierce pace. It has already hooked Chris Gayle, who picked him for Jamaica Tallawahs when he was 19, and Tom Moody, who has signed him up for his BPL team Rangpur Riders. On Sunday, it made a big impression on India's stand-in T20I captain Rohit Sharma, who was stunned by a 147kph inswinger.

On a sticky Kolkata evening, India seemed assured of victory, set a target of just 110. But on an Eden Gardens pitch where dew made the ball skid on much more than usual, Thomas cleaned up India's openers. He forced Rohit to inside-edge to the keeper before flattening the middle stump of Shikhar Dhawan, his bunny on this tour, as he left a gap between bat and pad while looking to drive one that swung back into him.

Dinesh Karthik and Krunal Pandya repaired the early damage, but Thomas had done enough to earn Rohit's praise. "Oshane is a really exciting talent without doubt," Rohit said at the post-match presentation. "He's got good height, plus that jump he takes, if he bowls in the right areas, it won't be easy for any batsman in the world to counter that. He's really talented, and he also has the advantage of height which gives him the extra edge. I wish him the best in the future."

At 21, Thomas is the youngest fast bowler in the West Indies squad. He has had a very short career so far. But within that time, he has shown plenty of promise. He got into the West Indies team after finishing CPL 2018 as the tournament's highest wicket-taker among fast bowlers, and second-highest overall behind the legspinner Fawad Ahmed.

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Lets hope he can keep fit and healthy, also that CWI will utilize him carefully with adequate rest and not overwork him. Also hope that Joseph will have a speedy recovery. We now have a pool of young fast bowlers, they needed to be properly trained, properly rotated and carefully monitored. In terms of our young batsmen, players like Hope, Hetymyer, Powell, Dowrich, Allen, Chase, Holder and others should also be carefully monitored and rotated to prevent overwork or injuries.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

The salient Question is this :

DOES HE HAVE THE PHYSICAL & MENTAL

STAMINA & ABILITY TO BOWL WELL IN

TEST MATCHES ???????

In reply to POINT

All speculative at this time but ironically he is probably the only Yardie that I am not advocating for them to force too early into test cricket. See what happened to the talented young bowler Joseph? Joseph was overworked and was not intelligently utilized by selectors and coaching staff. I would not want the same for Thomas, I prefer for him to be rotated on a timely basis, properly trained and not overworked too early in his young career.

However to answer your question based on what we have seen of his abilities so far, it would suggest that he has the goods to become a successful if not a dominant WI bowler. Lets see how he will be managed by CWI.

Right now he looking like his countryman Uton Dowe. Fast and furious and licks.
He needs to know when to turn it up and when to outsmart a batsman. Going over 145 kph will only go/ over the boundary even faster .

In reply to rillo

If only you could read.

In reply to rillo
Name me an express fat bowler who has suffered serious licks at times.

if I had one BRK/A share for each new "glimpse of the future" the WI have produced over the last 20 years, me and Bezos would be riding partners

In reply to Headley

rillo never met a Jamaican paceman he liked. Is like he worried about something.

Thomas acquitted himself pretty well in the two T20is played thus far.

In reply to VIX

Yet your partner right now is either nitro or BeatDBall.

In reply to JahJah

not me. I dislike all sides of U.S. politics equally

In reply to JahJah…

In reply to VIX… is a case of "less evil" for most.