Sarwan talks about his new role as National Selector

Apr 14, 2021 Sports

By Sean Devers

Kaieteur News – At the age of 40, former Guyana and West Indies Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan is now a successful businessman, a husband and father and was Monday official named as Chairman of National Senior Selection panel.

Ramnaresh Sarwan

According to GCC member, who was born in Island of Wakenaam in the Essequibo River, the qualities of a good selector is someone who understand and knows the game, someone who is very observant, someone who is not afraid to make decisions, someone who is honest and open to suggestions and willing to work with his fellow selectors, have an open mind and has the ability to have sensible communication with players and coaches.
“A selector looks for various things; player’s techniques, player’s ability to assess situations and most importantly performances,” explained Sarwan who also Captained Guyana to the Regional U-19 title at home in 1997.
“I am very much excited and willing to put in the necessary time to help with Guyana cricket. I have always given my best when representing Guyana and it will be no different with this job.
Ultimately performance will be the main reason for being selected, however, once we get together as a group of selectors and put our criteria together it must be met by players for the majority of times.
I accepted the position because I think with the group of people we are working with; we can make a difference and bring some credibility back to our sport. I am also willing to help out players if needed when it comes to batting and bowling once given the permission from the coach.”
“I just would like to thank the new administration for placing such confidence in me and am grateful for the opportunity to serve Guyana cricket once again, this time in a different capacity, which I am looking forward to.”
The elegant right-hander, who bowled leg-spin, especially in his teenage years, played the last of his 87 Test matches against India in Barbados 2011.
With 15 centuries, 31 fifties in 5,842 runs at an Average of 40.1 and a highest score of 291, Sarwan is arguable among the last breed of outstanding International West Indies batsmen along with Lara, Chanderpaul and Hooper.
In 2006 in Antigua, Sarwan led Guyana to their first Stanford T20 title and the US$1M prize money up for grabs.
Sarwan is the seventh-highest run-scorer for West Indies in ODIs, with 5804 runs from 181 matches at an average of 42.67, including five centuries and 38 fifties. He also played 18 T20Is between 2007 and 2010, scoring 298 runs with two fifties.
Sarwan captained West Indies in four Tests, five ODIs and two T20Is, retired from international cricket in September 2016 at his Primary School Stella Marris.
He became the Youngest Guyanese to play First-Class cricket when he made his first-class debut for Guyana, against Barbados in the Red Stripe Cup of 1995-96 at the age of 15.

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