Veerasammy Permaul

A Guyanese left-arm spinner of Indian origin, established himself on the West Indian domestic circuit when he made his first-class debut for Guyana in the 2006-07 season. He was impressive right away scalping 4 wickets in his first game against Windward Islands. He then went on to claim his first five-for in FC cricket against Jamaica in the KFC cup later that year.

He continued performing brilliantly at the domestic level and was outstanding in the 2011/2012 season which he finished with a haul of 37 wickets at an average of 22.05. He was exceptional in the West Indies High Performance Centre tour in 2012, where he troubled the Bangladeshi batsmen and picked up 12 wickets in just 2 matches. This performance earned him a place in the national side and he made his Test debut in the series against Bangladesh. He impressed the selectors with 8 wickets in 2 matches.

Permaul was selected for the West Indies tour of India in November 2013. He played in the first Test and bowled well taking 2 wickets but was dropped for the second game in favour of Narsingh Deonarine.

The left arm twirler exhibited good control in the subsequent Test series in New Zealand but was pushed to the shade by the Narine magic. Permaul is also a handy batsman to boot. If he can add some variety to his bowling, he can claw his way back into the ODI setup.

by Cricbuzz Staff

As of April 2014