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Left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir has been retained by the Guyana Amazon Warriors for this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

This will be the Pakistan all-rounder’s third season with the franchise after he was selected in the US$160,000 salary bracket. Tanvir, also an explosive batsman, says he is looking forward to his third year with the team. Cricket

“I played the last two seasons with them and I enjoyed my time with them,” he said. “We have got good communication and good relationships with the management and the owner.

We don’t have big names in the team – even last year we didn’t have big names – but the reason we do well is that we gel very well and play as a team.” Cricket

The Amazon Warriors have come close to winning the Hero CPL, making the knockout stages in each of the previous five editions of the tournament, including three appearances in the final.

Tanvir feels the team have not handled pressure situations well enough in the last two years, which has prevented them from going all the way.

“My feeling is maybe we panic when it comes to crucial stages,” conceded the all-rounder. “Maybe because we don’t have enough experience in our dugout in terms of our playing XI. Yes, we don’t have big names but we play as a team. But on the other hand, with lack of experience, that’s what happens sometimes. Players get under pressure.