Ramjattan proud of 4th Edition of PM T20 Cup

– advocates for more teams and female league in 2021

By Timothy Jaikarran

In 2019, the former Minister of Security, who was then acting Prime Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, opened the 3rd edition of the Prime Minister’s T20 Cup tournament, which was deemed a success.
Despite not holding the same office in 2020, Ramjattan has noted that the 2020 edition of the tournament produced a higher quality of cricket from both batsmen and players.
Speaking with Guyana Times Sport, the former Minister of Security said, “Look, I find this tournament is having a higher quality of batsmanship and playership generally. I am very impressed; I feel that we should have a women’s tournament at the next go round. I don’t know why we weren’t able to have it, but I think that every year this tournament is evolving into a bigger and bigger event, with lots more skillset. Some of the guys that made big runs gave me the analogy of a Russell on a softball field, and I am happy to see the turnout of so many young players.”
Ramjattan noted that softball cricket has a tremendous future in Guyana, and he said that with the level of play that was exhibited by the players in the PM Cup, the best is yet to come, as more investors would pour money into the tournament.
He also said that with COVID-19 present in Guyana, it was an excellent gesture for PM Mark Phillips to attend the event.
Asked about his expectations for the PM Cup in 2021, Ramjattan replied, “I would like to see a lot more teams (participating), teams from the various parts of Guyana coming out. This tournament is regarded as the premiere league, but it needs a wider base; it’s not an apex we are talking about, but by the time we meet the apex, a lot of people at the bottom will be involved, and that is my expectation.”