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All eyes on Joshua De Silva! Despite not being in the West Indies test team right now, this determined keeper-batsman is laser-focused on dominating every opportunity. From leading the TNT legions to victory in the CWI breakout league to joining the Trinbego Knight Riders for the 2025 CPL, De Silva's mindset is all about hard work and making the most of every chance.

After years with the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, representing his homeland with TKR means the world to De Silva and his family. He's ready to shine in the T20 format and is training hard for the CPL, viewing it as a prime opportunity to showcase his skills. While eager to rejoin the West Indies test team, he remains committed to consistent performance.

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00:00He may not be a part of the West Indies test team at the moment but keeper
00:04batsman Joshua De Silva remains focused and will continue to make the most of
00:08what's in front of him. Having led the TNT legions to the CWI breakout league
00:13title recently, De Silva's next assignment is the 2025 Republic Bank CPL
00:18with the Trinbego Knight Riders. And what's the state of mind like at the
00:21moment? It's really good. I'm enjoying my time at home so far. We've won the
00:26breakout league seems like a good few months ago already which I think it was
00:29so but it was really good to lead the country in another format and to get
00:33that that win under our belt the inaugural tournament and to win it as
00:36Trinidad and Tobago was really good but yeah just having fun at home enjoying
00:40myself putting in the work and getting ready for CPL. He was with the St Kitts
00:43and Nevis Patriots for a number of years before making the franchise which is
00:46associated with his land of birth. It means a lot to De Silva and his family
00:51that he's representing TKR. Everybody was very happy I was extremely happy a bit of a
00:56surprise. I was with St Kitts for the last five years. I'm grateful to all the
00:59opportunities they gave me. It was a wonderful franchise but happy to be home
01:03with the Knight Riders, play in front of the home fans. I've played in Trinidad
01:06before but on the opposing team so it'll be good to get that support under our belt from
01:11on the home team and yeah hopefully we can bring home a title again and make
01:14that I think it's five for TKR. While the CPL starts on August 14th TKR get ready for their
01:21opener on the 17th against the Patriots. Having played 22 T20 games he sees it as
01:27an opportunity to shine in the abridged format which is why he trains
01:31religiously for what is labeled as the biggest party in sport. Yeah just putting
01:35any work during that as training doing fitness work doing my specific roles that
01:39I might see myself playing in that tournament so just trying to practice those roles and practice my
01:44my T20 game which I never really had the opportunity to put a lot of emphasis on
01:49because I've always been playing test cricket so I think it's a good thing that I have this time
01:54unfortunate for the circumstances but it's a good that I have the time to work on the game for CPL.
01:58The 27 year old has played 33 test matches for the windys scoring one century and five fifties
02:05while averaging 24.76. Added to that De Silva has 127 dismissals behind the stumps. As such he can
02:14only do what's in his power to get back into the test team. This year I went back to first class
02:19cricket and scored uh 500 and 80 odd runs and I put my hand up I did what I can do to to get selected
02:26back onto the test team but um the selectors didn't see it fit so it was it I'm just gonna have to do it
02:31again and again and again just keep putting my just knocking on the door consistently um to get
02:36back on that team I have the experience and yeah whenever the opportunity does come I'm gonna be
02:40grateful grateful to take it with both hands and and yeah to wear the baggy baggy maroon I see it
02:45every day in my room and it it has that motivation to it that wants me to get back on that team and play
02:51test cricket again. De Silva's last test match was in December 2024 against Bangladesh and Jamaica
02:57which saw the asians leveling the series 1-1. Vinod Nawani, Thiefs Export
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