Four Guyanese youth players are currently in Antigua to go through player development and assessment exercises in preparation for West Indies’ participation in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Under-19 World Cup, scheduled for Sri Lanka in 2024.
The Guyanese players are among the regional pool of players selected by Cricket West Indies (CWI) to demonstrate their competencies and readiness to represent West Indies in this upcoming and prestigious ICC Under-19 World Cup 2024. They are fast bowler Isai Thorne, top-order batters Rampertab Ramnauth and Mavindra Dindyal, and left-arm spinner Golcharran Chulai. These and other potential West Indies players, assembled in Antigua on Sunday, February 19, 2023, and will be engaged in high-performance exercises over a period of approximately three weeks.
This encampment is one of several ongoing events being implemented by CWI to ensure the regional pool of Under-19 players is provided with the best opportunities to realise their optimal potential. It is trusted that the planned CWI high-performance activities for these Under-19 players will adequately prepare them for the competitive settings that are expected of the ICC U19 World Cup 2024.
