Four Guyanese are currently in Antigua going through player development and assessment exercises in preparation for Cricket West Indies (CWI) participation in the International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s Under-19 World Cup, scheduled for Sri Lanka in 2024.
The youth players who are among the regional pool of players selected by CWI to demonstrate their competence and readiness to represent West Indies in the upcoming and prestigious ICC Under-19 World Cup 2024, are fast bowler Isai Thorne, top-order batters Rampertab Ramnauth, Mavindra Dindyal and left-arm spinner Golcharran Chulai.
Thorne has already represented the region at this competition when it was hosted in the West Indies in the last cycle while Dindyal and Ramnauth have both attended similar camps in the past.
The quartet arrived in Antigua on Sunday last and will be engaged over the next three weeks to better harness their talents. This encampment is one of several ongoing events being implemented by CWI to ensure the regional pool of Under-19 players is provided with the best opportunities to realize their optimal potential. It is trusted that the planned CWI High-performance activities for these Under-19 players will adequately prepare them for the competitive settings that are expected in the upcoming tournament.
When the Tournament begins in 2024, Sri Lanka will join New Zealand as the only two countries to host the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup on three occasions, having previously hosted the same in 2000 and 2006.
