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Many would think that I should get into the melee that is the Champion’s League (CL) fiasco, with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in one corner, the Guyana cricket team in the second corner, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in a third corner, and, to complete the boxing ring, there is the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) in that fourth corner. They are all culpable here. “If you are holding your head up, while all around you are falling down and losing theirs, you might be thought of as being mad, senile, out of place or overly-ambitious!” I could not get into the rhetoric and deliberate noise, as I do not, and most others do not either, know all of the specific details of the situation. I have a very good idea of what is the CLT20 2010, and Guyana’s participation. Indeed, I know much more than most, as I have been privy to most, not all, of the communications between the warring parties. However, I think that it is very bad form to give situations that are suggested as being concrete, when all of the facts, not the fantasy, are not fully known. It is one thing to give an opinion; it is quite another to use that opinion as a suggested fact.
Guyana’s T20 team faces rough road
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socafighter
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Firstly, the Guyanese initial first round schedule, tough, if they are to progress further.
Guyana has to be prepared to play against Royal Challengers Bangalore on September 12 at Super-Sport Centurion, near Pretoria.
Their second match, September 16, is against Mumbai Indians, at Kingsmead, in Durban.
Game 3 for the Guyanese, on September 19, will be against the Lions at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
On September 21, Guyana plays South Australia at the same venue; Guyana’s fourth match.
From these matches, the Guyanese must win at least two, to have the possibility of progressing to the semifinals. That will not be easy at all, given the tough opposition.
Winning all four matches will certainly make them qualify.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (India) includes known players - Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn, Robin Utappa, Ross Taylor and Cameron White.
Mumbai Indians (India) has luminaries—Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Bravo, JP Duminy, Harbajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ryan Mc Laren, Lasith Malinga and Kieron Pollard.
The Highveld Lions (South Africa) have some good players too —Alviro Petersen, Zander de Bruyn, Thami Tsolekile and Vaughn van Jaarsveld.
South Australia (Australia) will be strong too, with many well respected players—Shaun Tait, Daniel Christian, Tom Cooper, Callum Ferguson, Daniel Harris and Tim Ludeman.
Guyana has to be prepared to play against Royal Challengers Bangalore on September 12 at Super-Sport Centurion, near Pretoria.
Their second match, September 16, is against Mumbai Indians, at Kingsmead, in Durban.
Game 3 for the Guyanese, on September 19, will be against the Lions at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
On September 21, Guyana plays South Australia at the same venue; Guyana’s fourth match.
From these matches, the Guyanese must win at least two, to have the possibility of progressing to the semifinals. That will not be easy at all, given the tough opposition.
Winning all four matches will certainly make them qualify.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (India) includes known players - Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn, Robin Utappa, Ross Taylor and Cameron White.
Mumbai Indians (India) has luminaries—Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Bravo, JP Duminy, Harbajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ryan Mc Laren, Lasith Malinga and Kieron Pollard.
The Highveld Lions (South Africa) have some good players too —Alviro Petersen, Zander de Bruyn, Thami Tsolekile and Vaughn van Jaarsveld.
South Australia (Australia) will be strong too, with many well respected players—Shaun Tait, Daniel Christian, Tom Cooper, Callum Ferguson, Daniel Harris and Tim Ludeman.
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BallOil
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you have to start somewhere and a dream is a good place to start. All they have to do now is to go out deh and beat leather to realize that dream.mapoui wrote:BallOil wrote:Cricket is played on the pitch NOT on paper...
dream on Bally..dream on! I am keeping my fingahs crossed for Guyana. and if deh pull it off I will jump fuh dem and the westindies.
but dats a tall order man! very tall indeed!
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BallOil
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that is the problem with Windians these days...they doh have dreams. All they want is FREE money from relatives abroad to support emmapoui wrote:well! again! dream on!
WE need more dreaming Windians and good thing will happen... Look at Shiv, all he wanted as a child is to play cricket for WI and he is successfully at it. What about the West Indian dream?
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BallOil
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you need to dream...dreams are good... try itmapoui wrote:yu right. we have tuh dream of a guyanese win..not expect it. I right deh with you and de dream. as soon as I fall asleep tonie is dreams in de wiyah
We mashing up Airtel in SA. After the champions league, everyone in the world will know that Guyana is located in South America and not somewhere in Africa 