Rampersaud, Jodah, Mohabir and Prashad added to WI U-19 training camp

– CWI Vice President confirms

By Brandon Corlette

After the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) had expressed its displeasure at Cricket West Indies (CWI) for selecting only four Guyanese players to the West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 training camp in Antigua, CWI reacted to that reaction, and the result is that four more Guyanese players have been added to the 56 players that are currently in training in Antigua.
This publication has been reliably informed that the additional four Guyanese players are Jonathan Rampersaud, Marvan Prashad, Alvin Mohabir and Zachary Jodah. These four youngsters join their Guyanese counterparts Rampertab Ramnauth, Isai Thorne, Mavindra Dindyal and Matthew Nandu.
CWI Vice President Dr Kishore Shallow, making this disclosure on Tuesday’s Mason and Guest radio programme, said, “We realise that this is about identifying talent, this is about the boys playing cricket and representing West Indies, and we know how enthusiastic these youngsters are. I’m pleased to say…Cricket West Indies and the GCB have since made arrangements to facilitate an additional four players who missed out on an opportunity (initially).”
Alvin Mohabir represents Demerara at the inter-county level. He bowls off-spin, and is a left-handed batsman who has performed considerably well in youth cricket. Zachary Jodah is a left-arm spinner and a right-handed batsman who also represents Demerara. Marvan Prashad is a classy right-handed batsman from Berbice, and Berbician Jonathan Rampersaud is a left-handed batter who bowls tight off-spin.
The trial matches form part of the West Indies Rising Stars U19 High Performance camp, which is a key part of CWI’s investment in development and preparation for the players for the ICC U19 World Cup, to be played in the West Indies early next year.
Following the Rising Stars U19 camp and the trial matches, a squad of eighteen players will be selected for the West Indies Rising Stars U19 tour of England, which will feature six Youth One-Day Internationals at the County Ground in Beckenham and The Polo Farm in Canterbury from Saturday, September 4 to Friday, September 17.
The 2022 Youth World Cup is set for January-February 2022, with West Indies being the host territory. Here, 34 teams will compete for five World Cup spots in the 14th edition of the event, which 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.

FULL TRAINING SQUADS
Red Dragons: Nicholas Lewin, Aaron Bankay, Mavindra Dindyal, Steven Wedderburn, Kwame Patton, Kamario Grant, Tamari Redwood, Onaje Amory, Johan Layne, Romario Brathwaite, Tyran Theodore, Isiah Gomez, Amrit Dass, Nimar Bolden.
Green Pitons: Shaq Parris, Hakeem Perryman, Rampertab Ramnauth, Kyle Roopchand, Giovonte Depeiza, Devonie Joseph, Kelvin Pittman, Tariq O’Neale, Gavasta Edmund, Matthew Gittens, Andel Gordon, Jaden Carmichael, Nick Ramlal, Rivaldo Clarke.
Yellow Flamingos: Anderson Armadan, Matthew Nandu, Teddy Bishop, Achilles Brown, Justin Beckford, Kyle Kissoondath, McKenny Clarke, Anderson Mahase, Nathan Edward, Chaedon Raymond, Shiva Sankar, Brandon English, Vasant Singh, Carlon Tuckett.
Blue Dolphins: Oneil Roberts, Justin Jaggesar, Akeem Auguste, Tariq Mohammed, Jordan Johnson, Rajeev Ramnauth, Sion Hackett, Keygan Arnold, Akadianto Willett, Tiron Charles, Isai Thorne, Udell Preville, Javid Simpson, Jeremiah Cruickshank.