Guyana under-15 coach, Ryan Hercules believes Cricket West Indies (CWI) made the right call in cancelling the Regional boys’ under-15 championship 2020.
“You know the Coronavirus is spreading very rapidly so I believe CWI did the right thing in cancelling the tournament,” Hercules told Stabroek Sport.
“They are looking out for everyone’s safety and at the end of the day our players’ health is one of our main priorities,” he added. CWI made a call to cancel the boys’ under-15 tournament as well as the under-15 boys’ tour to England, while postponing several other tournaments, a move which Chief Executive Officer of CWI, Johnny Grave believes is acting responsibly to contain the spread of the virus.
The level two coach admitted that he understands but is none-the-less disappointed with the tournament being called off since he is of the opinion his side stood a good chance of winning the title.
“What can I say, I am saddened and I know most of the players are as well, we have worked hard to prepare, we had a good run in the Guyana Cricket Board Under-17 Inter-County tournament where some of the guys performed excellently and I think this year could have been our year to bring home the title,” Hercules noted.
The former national under-19 all-rounder suggested that all is not lost even in the face of the pandemic and encouraged the players to see it as an opportunity to continue to work hard on perfecting their trade while obeying the guidelines of the Ministry of Health.
“Things may seem gloomy now with the virus and no cricket but I would like to encourage all the young cricketers out there to use it as an opportunity to dig deep and do some training on your own, work on your fitness, do some homework on techniques and drills and most of all remain positive,” he stated.
