Savory, Smith set to lead Rainforest Rangers in Breakout T20
Wicketkeeper-batsman Kemol Savory and pacer Nial Smith have been announced as the Captain and Vice Captain of the Guyana Rainforest Rangers (GRR) Team, ahead of Cricket West Indies (CWI) inaugural Breakout T20 Tournament, set to bowl off next week.
Kemol Savory has been named Captain of the Rainforest Rangers team
While the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) shed some light on the team’s leadership, it also took the time to announce the team’s reserve players which will include: Jonathan Van Lange, Thaddeus Lovell, Aryan Persaud, Myheim Khan, Joshua Jones, Leonardo Julien, and Damel Evelyn.
After a recent Regional Four-Day win, Ryan Hercules will look to steer the Guyanese to another titleNial Smith will take on the Vice-captaincy
The remainder of the Rainforest Rangers squad reads: Kevlon Anderson, Ronaldo Alimohamed, Kevin Sinclair, Riyad Latif, Ashmead Nedd, Isai Thorne, Rivaldo Clarke, Jediah Blades, Richie Looknauth, Zeynul Ramsammy, Adrian Sukhwa and Quentin Sampson.
The Breakout League is scheduled to bowl off next Friday, April 25 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago. There, the Rainforest Rangers will battle the Windward Islands Infernos in the opening match from 15:00h.
Head Coach Ryan Hercules of the Guyanese senior national team will also take up the Head Coach role with Garvin Nedd as his deputy. Andre Percival will have a dual role as Assistant Coach and Manager. The team’s analyst is Ryerson Bhagoo while Angelica Holder is the physiotherapist.
The Rainforest Rangers are already in preparation for the inaugural tournament and are expected to jet off to Trinidad next Tuesday.
