Project “Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”: Ravi Etwaroo of Cricket Zone USA again on board

Transport Sports Club and National Under-17 captain Alvin Mohabir have again benefited from the project “Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”.

Alvin Mohabir, the extremely talented all-rounder, left-handed batsman and right-arm off spinner, has received another E4 bat, along with a pair of batting pads and one pair of batting gloves, all through the generous contribution of Ravi Etwaroo, owner of the popular sports store Cricket Zone USA, located in the Bronx borough of New York City.
Mohabir was selected by the Guyana Cricket Board to participate in the CWI trials for possible selection on the West Indies Under-19 team that contested the recently concluded ICC Under-19 World Cup held in the Caribbean. He impressed all and sundry with his level of maturity, skill, commitment and discipline, and has decidedly been marked as one for the future. He will lead Guyana in the upcoming Regional Under-17 Tournament to be held in Trinidad.
At a simple but significant ceremony held recently in the USA, Etwaroo handed over the gear to Kishan Das, a partner in this initiative with Anil Beharry of Guyana. “Thank you for your continued support of this project, Ravi” said Das.
Etwaroo’s first donation to the project was a branded E4 bat, which was also presented to Mohabir. On that occasion, Etwaroo had said he is really impressed with the work of the initiative, and its reach across Guyana. “I am also very pleased with the level of accountability and the noble purpose of this project, and will continue to support young cricketers in Guyana,” he had added.
This initiative is to help identify and nurture young talents, and at the same time encourage them to educate themselves.
Total cricket-related items collected so far: $170,000 cash, two trophies, eleven cricket boots, eighteen pairs of batting pads, twenty bats, fourteen pairs of batting gloves, nineteen thigh pads, one wicket-keeping pad, one arm guard, six cricket bags and two helmets. In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former National wicket-keeper/batsman.
To date, thirty-seven young players from all three counties of Guyana have already benefited from three junior gear bags, two trophies, one arm guard, fourteen bats, one box, two helmets, ten pairs of cricket shoes, ten pairs of batting pads, one bat rubber and twelve pairs of batting gloves.
In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area have benefited from two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard have also each received one box of red cricket balls, while RHCCCC have received two, fifteen white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicket-keeping gloves, and a set of stumps and bails.
Cricket-related items, used or new, will be distributed free of cost to young and promising cricketers in Guyana. Skills, discipline and education are important characteristics of the recipients. Talent spotting is being done across the country, and club leaders will also assist to identify talent. Progressive and well managed clubs would also benefit.
“We take this opportunity to thank Javed and Imran of West Indian Sports Complex; Option Group of USA; Hilbert Foster, Bish Panday of P and P Insurance Brokers, Sean Devers, Trevis Simon, Årïêl J. Tïlkú, Aaron Beharry, Leanna Bachan and Imran Saccoor, Devon Ramnauth, Teddy Singh, Romash Munna, Ravi Etwaroo, Kelvin Brijlall, Ravin Harkishun, Surendra Harkishun, Allan Mangru, Vishal Mahabir, Sherman Austin, Huburn Evans, Rajendra Sadeo and Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall, Sheik Mohamed of Star Sports Awards and Trophies, and Ajay Gainda of Cricket Equipment Guyana, Gajanand Singh, Chin Singh, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Ameer Rahaman, Denesh Chandrapaul and Dr Cecil Beharry.
Distribution will continue. Anyone interested in contributing can contact Anil Beharry on 623 6875 or Kishan Das on 1 718 664 0896.