Four Guyanese wing out to Barbados for WI U-19 preparation
Despite the silence from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) about the players selection and departure, four Guyanese youth players departed Guyanese shores on Saturday. The four Guyanese who departed are Matthew Nandu, Mavindra Dindyal, Isai Thorne and Rampertab Ramnauth.
These players are expected to spend one week in Barbados for preparation, then fly to Antigua followed by England on August 22, with the ICC Under-19 cricket World Cup set for early 2022 in the Caribbean. Nandu, who plays his cricket in Canada and for Demerara when he returns to Guyana, is a left-handed top-order batsman who bowls off-spin.
Matthew Nandu, Isai Thorne, Rampertab Ramnauth and Mavindra Dindyal
Dindyal is a classy batsman who has dominated youth cricket while playing for Demerara and other youth teams regionally and for the West Indies Under-16s. Thorne is a fast-bowler from Rose Hall Canje who played for West Indies Under-16s along with Port Mournant’s Ramnauth, who is an elegant left-handed batsman.
The International Cricket Council had earlier announced the rescheduled qualification pathway to the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 in the West Indies, where 34 teams will compete for five World Cup spots.
The 14th edition of the event which takes place in the West Indies in early 2022 will involve Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe by virtue of their top 11 finish in the 2020 edition.
The remaining five spots will be determined by regional qualification. Qualification for the 2022 edition of the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup was delayed by a year due to COVID-19.
