The tour of Sri Lanka was nothing special for the West Indies team. After T20, he also had to face defeat in the ODI series. However, they got victory in the last match of ODI. In this match, young wicketkeeper batsman Jewel Andrew made his debut for West Indies. 17 year old Jewel Andrew had made a lot of noise in the Under-19 World Cup and was also successful in leaving his mark in the Caribbean Premier League, now he has also made his international debut at a young age.

Created history by debuting at the age of 17

Jewel Andrew created history as soon as he stepped into this match against Sri Lanka. Andrew became the youngest player to debut in ODI for West Indies. He played his first ODI match for West Indies at the age of 17 years 324 days. Before this, only Derek Seely and Gary Sobers had made their debut in international cricket for West Indies at the age of 17. However, Jewel Andrew did not get a chance to bat in this match.

Cricketer Jewel Andrew with donated money

His mother Veronique Hill had the biggest role in making Jewel Andrew a cricketer. Andrew started playing cricket at the age of 4. While telling the story of making Jewel Andrew a cricketer in an interview, Veronica Hill had said that the environment of the area where she lived was not good and she wanted to keep her children away from it. But Hill used to sell bags, which was not enough to meet the needs of the children.

Veronique Hill had told that she did not have enough money to bear the expenses of her two sons playing cricket. But during this journey he got the support of his friends. Hill also got a lot of help from the club. Actually, donations were made to the sports club on behalf of many former players. In such a situation, their children used to get cricket bats and other things from the club.

Jewel Andrew's big bangs at a young age

Jewel Andrew started playing big innings at a young age. He attracted everyone's attention by scoring five consecutive centuries in the school league. After this he became the captain of the Under 15 team of Lward Island. At the same time, Jewel Andrew was also successful in becoming a part of the Under-19 World Cup team on the basis of his batting. He started by scoring a century in the Under-19 World Cup and then also became a part of the Caribbean Premier League.