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Crandon confident Guyana can do well in Regional T20
By Zaheer Mohamed
Coach of the Guyana senior Twenty20 team Esaun Crandon is confident that they can go all the way in the 2013 Regional tournament which starts in January. He was speaking to this newspaper after a practice session yesterday afternoon at the Everest Cricket Club ground.
Leon Johnson prepares to receive a delivery in the nets yesterday.
He said the team is a balanced one which has a mixture of youth and experience. He stated that the players are responding well to the training.
“I am happy with the intensity level shown by the players, the team spirit is high and the guys are in excellent shape and we are hoping to do Guyana proud.”
Manager of the team Alvin Johnson said they are fully focused on the game and he is pleased with the turn out.
“All the players selected are here with the exception of Stephen Jacobs who is studying in Barbados but will join the team on January 12; Captain Veerasammy Permaul who is with the West Indies team in Bangladesh and Assad Fudadin who is ill but is expected to start training with the team from today.”
He informed that there are minor injuries to Leon Johnson and pacer Ronsford Beaton. The Manager also told Kaieteur Sport that it is good to have Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan in the squad.
“Sarwan is focused and determined to do well, he is committed and looked in good nick.” He also expects leg spinner Devendra Bishoo to play an important role in the team.
“Bishoo is working very hard to improve his game, we all know he is a match winner and can handle any given situation on any given day.”
Johnson said he is happy the National Stadium has been made available to the team and thanked Everest Cricket Club for allowing them to use their facilities. He said that two practice matches will be played under lights at the Stadium and they are hoping to get a few more games before they depart for the tournament.
He further stated that only the players from Berbice and Essequibo are staying at the Chetram Singh Center of Excellence. “The players will commence gym training at Buddy’s Gym while the pool training will take place at Colgrane starting next week,” added Johnson.
In an invited comment middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan said they are looking forward to the tournament. He believes that Guyana’s chances of winning the tournament are very good. “We always do well in Twenty20 and are hoping to continue, a few brilliant performances from the players can determine the outcome of a match in this version.”
Narsingh Deonarine bats in the nets yesterday.
Sarwan also stated that the team that plays better cricket on the day will be victorious. Practice sessions continue tomorrow at the Stadium. The team will break camp on December 23, before regrouping four days later.
Among the Coaches assisting in preparing the team are Orin Bailey and Gavin Nedd. Guyana will play Combine Campuses and Colleges in their first match on January 7, 2013 at the Queens Park Oval in Trinidad.
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