Dindyal confident of Guyana Under-19s winning regional tournament

The Guyana Under-19 team will depart for St Vincent on July 2, for the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Under-19 tournament.
Captain Mavendra Dindyal is confident of the team clinching the 50-over and three-day championship.
“I am feeling confident; I am looking forward to this competition, and try to get some runs to pick myself for the Under-19 World Cup. Basically, I will look to take pressure off in the batting department, and control the batting,” Dindyal said.
“I am pretty much confident with my form. We were not playing a lot of cricket recent, but I have been training and those sort of things. Mentally, I am prepared, so I am just looking forward to good games. It’s mixed conditions, some of the wickets would be spin friendly and some flat, but it is just to adapt and execute on the day.
“I think all the guys are capable of pulling their own weight. It is a great bunch of guys, we are working very hard and we are looking to win this tournament, or come out with a good result,” the Guyana Under-19 skipper said.
Andre Percival will return as the Head Coach and Budhesh Chatterpaul returns as the Manager.
The regional tournament this year welcomes the return of the Super50 format, which gives players an extended opportunity to showcase their talent. Outstanding performances during the tournament can ensure players stake a claim for selection in the West Indies Under-19 team that would be selected to participate in next year’s Youth World Cup.
The Guyana squad includes gifted opening batsman Rampertab Ramnauth, who has already scored centuries for Guyana at the Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19 levels. Express West Indies under-19 pacer Isai Thorne is also in the squad along with Shamar Yearwood, who scored a Senior Inter-County four-day century earlier this year. Yearwood was also the leading run scorer for Guyana at last year’s regional tournament.
The full squad reads Rampertab Ramnauth; Shaahid Vieira (wicket-keeper); Mavindra Dindyal (Captain); Alvin Mohabir; Jonathan Rampersaud (Vice Captain); Zachary Jodah; Thaddeus Lovell; Aryan Persaud; Joash Charles; Zeynul Ramsammy; Shamar Yearwood; Jeremy Sandia; Rivaldo Phillips and Isai Thorne.
The reserves are Myheim Khan, Chanderpaul Ramraj, Ezekiel Wilson, Kevin Kisten, Nityanand Mathura, Krishna Singh, and Sachin Balgobin.