Ramnauth aims to make a significant impact on senior debut

Debutant Rampertab Ramnauth of the Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) is hoping to make a significant impact as they begin competing in the 2024 Regional Super50 Tournament in Trinidad, as the Harpy Eagles will open their campaign today against the Windward Islands.
In 2023, Ramnauth has participated in the GCA cricket league, a few senior matches, the national four-day trials, the T10 competition, the Regional U-19 tournament in St Vincent, and, most recently, the Super50 inter-county event.
Speaking to Guyana Times Sport exclusively, Ramnauth divulged the overwhelming feeling of selection and what he expects to contribute to the team.
“It was a great feeling. You know, as a youngster growing up, I always wanted to represent the guy on the senior team. At the age of 18 and 19, I told myself, “I have to make it,” and the expression on my face at that time was amazing. As a youngster in this team, I could make a big difference by going out and showing my talent and why I’ve been selected. Down by last year and to now I have improved a lot, so I tell myself, my skills are important to be in this team,” he said.

Ryan Hercules, Head Coach of the Harpy Eagles, talked about their investment in young players with regard to Guyana’s future and the opportunity given to show off their skills on a worldwide scale.
“He’s a decent, good left-hander, top-water batter. He’s been around with the West Indies Under-19 and Berbice set-up under senior franchise players for quite some time. So, I think it’s good from a franchise point of view, we start investing in the young players. That’s something we would have been doing for the past two years. So, it wouldn’t just have been Rampertab, it’s been a few other young guys we would have invested in. So, we have to look at the future of Guyana cricket as well. So, it’s a perfect time for us to give these kids an opportunity to go out there and express themselves,” Hercules said.
The Guyana team that departed the shores on Sunday read; Tevin Imlach (Captain); Keemo Paul (Vice Captain); Tagenarine Chanderpaul; Matthew Nandu; Rampertab Ramnauth; Kevlon Anderson; Kemol Savory; Kevin Sinclair; Veerasammy Permaul; Ashmead Nedd; Ronaldo Ali Mohamed; Sylus Tyndall; Isai Thorne and Nial Smith.
The standby players include Devon Lord, Antony Adams, Junior Sinclair, Richie Looknauth, Sachin Singh and Kanhaiya Ramkarran. (Omar Mckenzie)