Subhas Powan Persaud: Investing in Guyanese talent
Businessman Subhas Powan Persaud, owner of the prominent DX Sports Store in Nassau County, New York, has made an impact in the lives of many Guyanese cricketers who play cricket in the USA.
Subhas Powan Persaud is also an avid cricketer
The Christmas season is now upon us, but for the last 3 years, Persaud has been associated with the Bachan Cricket Club (BCC) in the New York National League, an upcoming league in which countless Guyanese cricketers participate and dominate.
Several Guyanese players have represented the BCC team; among them have been Yutesh Avi Dhanpaul, Subhas Persaud, Javed Karim, Balbinder Shivpersaud, Cornelius Jaisingh, Derrick Narine and Sudesh Dhaniram. These players have dominated cricket locally, and drastic improvement has been seen in their form as they donned equipment from DX Sports while continuing to move up the ranks in cricket locally and overseas.
Now well known in the NY Tri- State area for his unorthodox spin-bowling and charismatic batting skills, Subhas Powan Persaud, as a young lad, learned the game from his brothers and cousins, who all played at league level in New York, and have both a love for the game and strong and sincere desire for its promotion.
Born in the ancient county of Berbice in Guyana, Persaud migrated to America at a tender age, but still plays cricket in New York. In the late 80s, the 45-year-old was with Castle Hill Cricket Club in the New York Cricket League, but later moved to the Commonwealth Cricket League with another family team, Bachan Cricket Club and GS43.
Persaud has said, “My business is (that) I like to see people happy when they buy products, and I try to save them money. Left alone, I help several entities now, like youth academies, girls’ cricket etc. (To) some players, I just give…items they need just to help. I guess it’s just me.
“My first bat was purchased by my brothers when I was 9 years old. (It was) an SS Jumbo, but a junior size of course. It was a joy to have my own bat at that age; now I have 20-30 of my own.”
Because of his generosity, not only in the season of giving, but throughout the year, Persaud is a definite inspiration and example of what the Christmas Spirit is all about, and what it means.
