Keemo Paul Explained

Keemo Mandela Angus Paul (born 21 February 1998) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team. He made his international debut for the team in 2018.^[1] In August 2019, Cricket West Indies named him as the T20 Player of the Year.^[2]

Domestic and T20 career

He made his List A debut on 16 January 2015 in the 2014–15 Regional Super50 tournament.^[3]

In December 2015, Paul was named in the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[4] During the tournament, Paul attracted some controversy when he mankaded a batsman in the last over of the final group match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe.^[5] The West Indies won the match and consequently finished second in their group, qualifying for the quarter-finals and eventually going on to win the tournament.^[6] He took 7 wickets throughout the competition, including 2 in the final against India, as well as averaging more than 40 with the bat for the tournament.^[7]

He made his first-class debut for Guyana in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 18 March 2017.^[8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 5 August 2017.^[9] In October 2017, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, batting for Guyana against Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition.^[10]

In June 2018, he was named the Emerging Cricketer of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies' Awards.^[11] In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a development contract for the 2018–19 season.^{[12] [13]}

In December 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.^{[14] [15]} In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.^[16] In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.^{[17] [18]}

International career

On 9 March 2018, Paul was added to the West Indies squad for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, after Sheldon Cottrell suffered an injury.^[19] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the West Indies against Afghanistan in the World Cup Qualifier on 15 March 2018.^[20]

In March 2018, he was named in the West Indies squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.^[21] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 1 April 2018.^[22]

In July 2018, he was named in the West Indies Test squad for the series against Bangladesh.^[23] He made his Test debut for the West Indies on 12 July 2018.^[24] In December 2018, in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh, Paul took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.^[25]

In May 2019, Cricket West Indies (CWI) named him as one of ten reserve players in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.^{[26] [27]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Keemo Paul . 31 December 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
2. Web site: Jason Holder, Deandra Dottin dominate CWI awards . 20 August 2019 . ESPNcricinfo.
3. Web site: Nagico Super50, Group B: Trinidad & Tobago v West Indies Under-19s at Scarborough, Jan 16, 2015 . 31 December 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
4. Web site: 31 December 2015 . Hetmyer to lead West Indies at Under-19 World Cup . 31 December 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
5. Web site: 'Can't believe what I have just seen! Embarrassing!' . 3 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
6. Web site: West Indies mankad Zimbabwe to enter quarter-final . 3 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
7. News: Cricket Records. Records. ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2015/16 - West Indies Under-19s. Batting and bowling averages . ESPNcricinfo. 5 May 2017.
8. Web site: WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Trinidad & Tobago v Guyana at Port of Spain, Mar 17-20, 2017 . 18 March 2017 . ESPNcricinfo.
9. Web site: 2nd Match, Caribbean Premier League at Lauderhill, Aug 5, 2017 . 6 August 2017 . ESPNcricinfo.
10. Web site: Permaul, Paul steer Guyana to opening win . 30 October 2017 . ESPNcricinfo.
11. Web site: Shai Hope, Stafanie Taylor clean up at CWI Awards . 21 June 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
12. Web site: Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract . 2 October 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
13. Web site: Cricket West Indies announces list of contracted players . International Cricket Council . 2 October 2018.
14. Web site: IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players . 18 December 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
15. Web site: IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom . The Times of India . 18 December 2018.
16. Web site: Global T20 draft streamed live . Canada Cricket Online . 20 June 2019.
17. Web site: Mohammad Nabi, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ben Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft . 6 July 2020 . ESPNcricinfo.
18. Web site: Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 . Cricket West Indies . 6 July 2020.
19. Web site: Keemo Paul replaces Sheldon Cottrell in the Windies side . 9 March 2018 . International Cricket Council.
20. Web site: 21st Match, Super Sixes, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Harare, Mar 15 2018 . 15 March 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
21. Web site: West Indies squad for T20 series against Pakistan announced . Geo TV . 29 March 2018.
22. Web site: 1st T20I, West Indies tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Apr 1 2018 . ESPNcricinfo . 1 April 2018.
23. Web site: Windies name squad for Bangladesh series . Jamaica Observer . 3 July 2018 . 3 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180703075641/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/Windies_name_squad_for_Bangladesh_series?profile=1511 . dead .
24. Web site: 2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of West Indies and United States of America at Kingston, Jul 12-16 2018 . ESPNcricinfo . 12 July 2018.
25. Web site: Lewis 89, Paul five-for help West Indies clinch T20I series . ESPNcricinfo . 22 December 2018.
26. Web site: Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard named among West Indies' World Cup reserves . 19 May 2019 . ESPNcricinfo.
27. Web site: Pollard, Dwayne Bravo named in West Indies' CWC19 reserves . International Cricket Council . 19 May 2019.