Cricket is one of the most unforgiving sports on the planet and every batsman dreams of a purple patch where every time they take the crease, they get a significant score or close to it.

That description is apt for the 2024 regional cricket season of Trinidadian wicketkeeper/batsman Amir Jangoo.

The 27-year-old left hander enjoyed a career year in both the West Indies Championship and the recently concluded CG United Super50 Cup that has a lot of West Indian fans calling for his graduation into the set up of the Men in Maroon.

In his five matches in the West Indies Championship which took place from February to April earlier this year, Jangoo played in five out of seven matches for the Trinidad & Tobago Red Force.

In those five games, Jangoo made exactly 500 runs in eight innings. Included in those runs are a pair of fifties and his maiden First-Class hundred, 218 against the Combined Campuses and Colleges in the penultimate round of the tournament.

This was after a score of 93 in the previous round against the Guyana Harpy Eagles.

On the back of that form, Jangoo set some lofty goals for himself in the recently concluded CG United Super50 Cup at home in Trinidad & Tobago.

“I had a few conversations with Sunil Narine talking about goal-setting. I wanted 350 runs and he said no, go for 450,” Jangoo said in an interview during the Super50.

He just missed out on that 450, finishing with 446 runs in seven innings at an average of 89.20 with one hundred and three fifties.

Interestingly, Jangoo’s 111 against Guyana, his first List A hundred, came on the back of scores of 96 against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes and 70* against the West Indies Academy.

“It was a bit of déjà vu,” Jangoo said of getting a milestone hundred quickly after missing out soon before.

“I knew that I was batting really well and a big score was around the corner again. It’s all about starting over,” he added.

Overall, Jangoo is pleased to finally have two regional hundreds under his belt.

“It’s an amazing feeling. It’s always played on my mind mentally so, to get past that hurdle is an amazing feeling. I’m grateful for it,” he said.

So, the question remains: what is behind this run of good form for Jangoo?

“It is a challenge but at the end of the day, I think something that changed with me and has taken me throughout my career, so far, is setting my standard higher for myself now to go on to the next level,” Jangoo offered.

“I really want to play for the West Indies and don’t want to be stuck at the First-Class level alone so it’s all about having your standards really high and that’s what I’m doing for all these tournaments now,” he added.

Jangoo mentioned changes in his training regime that have helped him physically and mentally but, in order to make it to the top level, he knows what matters most.

“It’s all about putting the numbers on the board. At this stage of my career, that’s all I’m focused on doing now,” he said.