Former West Indies’ Captain Clive Lloyd seems to be on throughout nets at Kensington Oval, Barbados.
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Guyana will quickly host one other main Twenty20 match, starting subsequent month with the primary International Cricket League (GCL), which will probably be performed from Nov. 26 to Dec. 7.
5 T20 groups from 5 nations, together with the house facet Guyana Amazon Warriors, will compete within the match for US$1 million in prize cash.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has given the GCL its inexperienced gentle, and the Guyana Authorities has additionally given it its full assist.
The match will probably be performed on the Guyana Nationwide Stadium in Windfall and can characteristic 11 matches in a mini-league format. Every workforce will play 4 matches, with the highest two advancing to the ultimate.
President of Guyana, Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali, welcomed the inaugural match and pledged to offer a world-class product.
“The International Tremendous League has the complete assist of the Authorities of Guyana as we construct a world-class sports activities tourism product.”
“Cricket is a part of our cultural historical past; it’s that unifying drive, a part of our heritage, and an integral a part of our strategic goal in financial diversification with a robust emphasis on tourism,” Dr Ali stated.
“As Guyana positions itself as a world shaper in vitality, meals, and local weather panorama, we are going to use this platform to deliver a world-class match to our shores.”
The International Tremendous League Chairman, Sir Clive Lloyd, praised the initiative and thanked the Authorities of Guyana for its assist in internet hosting the occasion.
“I want to welcome cricket followers from world wide to this thrilling new occasion.
“The eagerness for cricket in Guyana rivals that of followers anyplace, and we look ahead to celebrating our love of the sport and our wealthy and vibrant nation with these each visiting in particular person and watching from world wide,” Sir Clive stated.
“I want to thank His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali for his imaginative and prescient of a brand new cricket occasion for Guyana, one that can captivate the world,” Lloyd stated.
