Ravi rampaul

Veteran pacer Ravi Rampaul on Sunday said that he is ready to take up the mantle of bowling the 'tough overs' -- powerplay and slog overs -- for the West Indies in the T20 World Cup, to be held in the UAE and Oman, despite being absent from the national team for many years.

Rampaul, who has been playing county cricket for a number of years as a Kolpak player, returned to the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in 2021 after a gap of four years and ended up as the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 19 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 16.21 and an economy rate of 7.96 for Trinbago Knight Riders.