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GCB clarifies CPL ‘Amazon Warriors’ U-19 selection…Warriors’ management wanted Chanderpaul we never selected Kevin Paul says Drepaul

Jun 13, 2014 Sports

Dear Editor,

Nazimul Drepaul, Chairman of the Junior Selection Panel of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has responded to a story in this Newspaper written by Sean Devers Headlined ‘Why no Berbice U-19 player in CPL Squad?’
In the article Devers questioned the omission of West Indies under-19 batsman Shemron Hetmyer, adding that the selection of fellow West Indies Under-19 opener Taignarine Chanderpaul was surprising since young Chanderpaul was not a T20 batsman. Devers also asked what had Kevin Paul done to merit his selection.
A letter to the Sports Editor a few days later from Hetmyer’s Club, Young Warriors also questioned his non-selection resulting in a press release being sent to the GCB to ‘clear the air’ on the matter.
Below is the full GCB statement:
“As Chairman of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Junior Selection Panel, I find it necessary to clarify recent news articles surrounding the non-selection of U-19 player Shimron Hetmyer, as a junior member of the Amazon Warriors. I must make it abundantly clear that the GCB is not involved in the selection of players for the Amazon Warriors.
The GCB received an email from The Amazon Warriors’ Manager, Omar Khan, requesting the names of three U-19 players to be nominated by the GCB for possible selection to the squad to participate in the camp and join the team for their home matches.
The request from Khan specified the speciality of the three players. Only one batsman was requested. My panel selected three players based on their performances in the recently concluded Inter-County U-19 tournament. Khan then requested that the batsman selected be replaced with Taignarine Chanderpaul. The player we selected performed exceptionally well in the U-19 tournament and has all the requirements to be a T20 batsman, but after much deliberation, my panel reluctantly agreed to the request of the Amazon Warriors’ management.
I reiterate that our nominations were made as per the required specifications of Omar Khan, and the players’ performance at the U-19 competition.
I would also like to state that my panel did not select Kevin Paul, the fourth U-19 player in the Amazon Warriors’ squad.
Further, contrary to those news articles about the non-selection of Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai, I want to inform all that Motie-Kanhai could not have been considered for selection as he is no longer classified as an U-19 player”.
Nazimul Drepaul,
Chairman of the Junior Selection Panel
Guyana Cricket Board

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