The franchise leagues, which crop up thick and fast, acknowledge their accomplishments in the game’s shortest format and unabashedly dangle the dollars in front of their faces. Try bespeaking of team loyalty and regional pride when you cannot guarantee sufficient food on the table. With all the odds stacked up against them, it’s hard not to get swayed. But, what of the next generation who aspire to play Tests and ODIs someday for West Indies?
Tage Chanderpaul, Shimron Hetmeyer and Keemo Paul. (U 19 grads)
Cheesy Singh, Keon Joseph and Ronsford Beaton (Guyana squad)
All Guyana players being denied
by an insular Barbados chairman of selectors!!
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