GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Legendary West Indies captain Sir Clive Lloyd will head the operations of Guyana’s proposed Cricket Academy.
The announcement was just lately made by Charles Ramson Jr., Minister of Tradition, Youth, and Sports activities. The 80-year-old Sir Clive is predicted to imagine the principal position on the nation’s premier Cricket Academy.
Based on Ramson, the Academy can be a state-of-the-art facility on a 20-acre plot in Good Hope on the East Coast of Demerara.
Whereas hints about Sir Clive’s involvement have been first made throughout a cricket gear distribution occasion final 12 months, the Minister confirmed {that a} formal contract with the cricketing legend can be finalized within the coming weeks.
“We now have began clearing the world for the Cricket Academy at Good Hope. “I’m happy to announce that Sir Clive Lloyd has agreed to take a number one position within the undertaking’s execution and the operationalization of the Academy,” Ramson stated.
“A contractual settlement can be finalized inside the subsequent week or two,” Ramson stated he firmly believed the nation wanted a Cricket Academy to assist develop the game.
“We consider having a Cricket Academy right here in Guyana is crucial as a result of cricket is our main sport.
“Whereas sports activities usually have declined in recent times, cricket has achieved appreciable success. We now have extra Guyanese gamers on the West Indies group than at virtually some other time in historical past,” Ramson identified.
