The window of opportunity for Barnwell, Beaton, Chanderpaul, Foo, Griffith, Johnson, Joseph, and Lewis to be considered for selection in West Indies teams is firmly closed. .
Barnwell, Beaton, Chanderpaul, Foo, Griffith, Johnson, Joseph, and Lewis had their auditions and cups of coffee.
Therefore, selection of Barnwell, Beaton, Chanderpaul, Foo, Griffith, Johnson, Joseph, and Lewis in Guyana teams are exhibitions of no vision, and negative vibrations. Obviously, the selectors must remove those road blocks. The selectors must send positive energy and frequencies to young current and future Guyanese cricketers. Perez, Anderson, Nedd, Hemraj, Bramble, Motie, Rutherford, Kevin Sinclair, Junior Sinclair, Smith, Joshua Jones, Anthony Adams, Ricardo Adams, Sampson, Savory, Kelvin Omroa, Alimohamed, and Pestano must be given every opportunity to develop and to showcase their skillset for consideration to included in West Indies teams beginning with Pakistan tour of West Indies in July 2021.
Finally, the absence of numerous internationals, Permaul, probably will be another cup of coffee in Bangladesh, in February 2021. Shepherd is the other "Show Guyanese" on that tour.
The reality is clear. Only two Guyanese numbered among twenty seven West Indians in two fifteen man squads chosen by West Indies selectors, scheduled to tour Bangladesh, January 10- February 15, 2021. The evidence is clear, from Kanhai, Butcher, Solomon, Gibbs, and Madray in the West Indies tour of India and Pakistan in 1958 to Fredericks, Kallicharran, Lloyd and Croft in Spring 1977, with the highest point being Kanhai, Butcher, Fredericks, Lloyd, Gibbs, and Camacho in Australia during Winter 1968-69 to this pathetic number representing Guyana in 2021. The Guyanese selectors have not demonstrated the vision necessary for nurturing Guyanese cricketers to occupy several places in West Indies teams.
This Mande would prefer Guyana nurture 17-22 years old cricketers. Kanhai was about 21 years old; Butcher was about 22 old; Lloyd was around 20 years old; Fredericks was some 21 years old; and Gibbs was about 20 years old; when they made their debuts for British Guiana.
Kallicharran was about 18 years old; and Croft was about 20 years old; when they made their debuts for Guyana in 1967 and 1972, respectively, This Mande refuse to conclude the selectors 1954-1972 could identify future dominant internationals and the recent past and current selectors are incapable of foresight necessary to return West Indies cricket to the pinnacle of world cricket. If Guyana chose youth development and fail to any regional competition but have four to six members regularly making dominant performances contributing to winning West Indies cricket teams, triumphing over the cricketing world, 2022-2023 and beyond, the selectors would done an awesome job.
The window of opportunity for Bramble, Hemraj, Motie and Pestano to be included in West Indies teams is closing. Bramble, Hemraj, Motie and Pestano need to make their cases for selection against Pakistan in July 2021 in this ODI competition.
The squad ought to be from and/,or similarly young cricketers; Perez, Anderson, Nedd, Hemraj, Bramble, Motie, Rutherford, Kevin Sinclair, Junior Sinclair, Smith, Joshua Jones, Anthony Adams, Ricardo Adams, Sampson, Savory, Kelvin Omroa, Alimohamed, and Pestano. Hemraj is younger than Bramble. Therefore, he should be groomed as the captain, Hemraj is likely to represent Guyana a few more years than Bramble. Of course, this choice is conditional. Hemraj and Pestano are said to have health concerns. Hetmyer and Paul refused to tour Bangladesh. Therefore, they should not be considered for selection until the touring teams return and the members are available to the respective franchises. Love for Hetmyer to begin producing consistently. This Mande root for Hetmyer to be in the same pew with Headley, Worrell, Weekes, Walcott, Sobers, Kanhai, Lloyd, Fredericks, Kallicharran, Rowe, Richards and Lara. This Mande also root for Hetmyer to be the next long-term captain of winning West Indies cricket. Therefore, if Hetmyer is available, when the squads return from Bangladesh, he must be the Guyana captain.
