Star batsman Adrian Barath has been awarded the Morning Panchayat Individual of the year 2010. Barath, who scored 100 runs against Australia, was presented with the award for his accomplishments in cricket at the 106.1FM studio yesterday morning. Commenting on that game, he said he was “a bit concerned” because the world cricketing stars he adored when he was a child are now his opponents in the game. “I did not expect to score 100 against Australia. “I always wanted to score a debut 100, I didn't expect it to come against Australia. I was actually supposed to debut against Bangladesh. I was thinking that was the perfect opportunity, you know how that went.
“Against Australia it came up(the debut), and at the end of the day, it is one of the toughest opposition in the world. They have not been at their best at the current moment, but over the years they have shown that they are a team that doesn't back down they fight right down to the end. I really didn't expect to come against Australia. “Looking around while I was batting I was seeing Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey. You grow up looking at these guys,” he recalled.
The 20-year-old said as a young person he set his goals and planned what he wanted to accomplish.
Barath began his career at the tender age of 11 charting his way into his cricketing career by establishing goals such as wanting to be the first to score a first class century at age 16, but ended up achieving it at age 19. Though his accomplishment is etched in the West Indian Cricketing hall of fame, he is still satisfied. Asked why he chose to open for the West Indies he said: “I never like to sit and wait to bat. I like to face the music.”
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