It has been obvious, for some time now, that the in-between format of the game has well and truly gone past a “napping” West Indies. As the Caribbean side looks ahead to this supposed new era in their 50-over history and we run to the beat of catching-up; we can remind ourselves that the puzzle we possess, though unsolved, is laid before us just shyof its allotted pieces. A piece in our possession, however, is a player who seems to be the forgotten man (certainly the most underrated, from the looks of it) in the long line of potential stars the Caribbean side currently has in its ranks—left-arm seamer, Obed McCoy.
In 2016, the West Indies completed the treble, copping all three ICC trophies they contested in that year; the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Women’s World Twenty20 and the World Twenty20 (Men’s). McCoy was among the Shimron Hetmyer-led Under-19 2016 Champions. Unfortunately, an injury sustained to his bowling hand meant the Vincentian had to be replaced by Chemar Holder ahead of the quarter-finals against Pakistan in the Bangladesh-hosted tournament.
McCoy went on to find a home at the St. Lucia Stars in the 2017 edition of the Caribbean Premier League, making his debut versus the Trinbago Knight Riders. And after leading West Indies B in wickets (taking 11) in the 2018 Global T20 Canada, he put in a strong showing that CPL season, making seven appearances for the Stars while taking 9 wickets and finishing the tournament with an economy rate of 7.80.
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