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You've Got to Feel for the Amazon Warriors The West Indian . Oct 19, 2019 . Page 43 PROFILE of The Week By Dr. DHANPAUL NARINE You’ve Got to Feel for the Guyana Amazon Warriors There comes a time when the bridesmaid gets tired of the role. She wants to be the bride. The ...But Cricket is the Winner! fi nals last weekend between the gas left in the tank for Pakistani Test player, Walsh. Both players enjoyed Guyanese Guyana Amazon Warriors and the the fi nals. emerged as one of the have been selected for support across the Barbados Tridents saw Guyana There were those heroes of the tourna- the tour of Afghanistan, Caribbean due to that had views on the ment. He was calm and in November. inter-regional mi- playing the role of the bridesmaid big match occasion. The cool under pressure and The other players gration. When the yet again. It was the fi fth fi nals that nervousness, anxi- played a crucial part that enhanced their Tridents played in Guyana had contested and lost. ety and fear of losing in both the batting and reputation include Lendl Barbados many probably prevented the bowling departments. Simmons, Imran Tahir, Guyanese turned up There was a pub- hype and extravaganza team from performing at He commanded the Ashley Nurse, Nicholas to support the team lic viewing place in that fi ts neatly in our their best. One diehard respect of the players Pooran and Sherwayne and the same could be Georgetown to look television screens. Guyanese fan conclud- and nothing would have Rutherford, while Chris said about the Knight at the game and there There is also the ed that, ‘You guys may given him more satisfac- Green did yeoman Riders of Trinidad. might have been a transmission of expe- have won the fi nals… tion than to bring victo- service as in previous This is the election public holiday in rience that is vital to but we won the game 11 ry home to the Warriors. years. The biggest season in Guyana. Guyana had the War- the development of from 11.’ But another But, as he wisely said, disappointment was The power of cricket riors won. But this young cricketers. to bring cohesion, was not to be. Guy- A number of young even for a brief ana was outplayed players praised the moment, was evi- on the day and the CPL for the oppor- dent after Guyana Tridents deserved to tunity to ask ques- won a place in win. The Caribbean tions from senior the fi nals. A tassa Player League (CPL) players during the group played out- created enormous tournament. This is side Providence and unprecedented an important part Stadium, as the interest this year. of their education; fans were leav- There are many rea- Jason Holder rein- ing. Guyanese sons for the outpour- forced this point in from all walks ing of emotions and his victory speech of life danced support. last week. and celebrated. A number of Although T20 Politics and players are house- cricket was played skin color were hold names and the in the Caribbean forgotten in the fans have seen them from around 2006 it name of Guyana perform over the was not until 2013 and many com- years. In addition, that the fi rst CPL ments on social the mix of players competition started. media spoke of lends itself to the It began with seven love and hope for more esoteric con- teams. In 2015, the Guyana Amazon Warriors in 2019: Win, Win, Win, Win, Win, Win, Win, Win, Win, Win, Lost. Maybe better relations. cepts of tolerance, Antigua Hawksbills next year! You might think mutual acceptance pulled out leaving that this would and respect. For ex- six teams to compete for was more realistic. He cricket is like life. There the batting of Shimron start a new thinking ample, players from the trophy. In the seven said that, ‘eleven wins are times when things Hetmyer. He appeared on race. But racism is the region played for years of its existence, don’t count. It’s never don’t go your way and completely fl ummoxed engrained in Guya- other teams. There the Jamaica Tallawahs about how you start but when you have to dig by the occasion, hitting nese society; mix skin were also cricketers have won twice, the how you fi nish.’ deep and bounce back. the ball in the air and color with politics from outside the Ca- Barbados Tridents twice Apart from individ- There is always next walked off playing airy- and we are back to ribbean that added to and Trinidad Knight ual performances, the year. fairy shots. His tempera- ‘them’ and ‘us’ and the international fl a- Riders three times. Guy- biggest party in sport The tournament will ment for the big moment the lowering of de- vor for which league ana was in the fi nals fi ve lived up to its reputa- also be remembered is questionable. One of cency and dignity. cricket is famous. times but is yet to win. tion. The fans came out for other outstanding the positives off the fi eld This was evident There are those In 2014, the Tridents in large numbers and performances. Kieron is the manner in which when President David who may argue that won the competition by the there were parties all Pollard led from the the CPL brought the Granger visited a T20 is not real crick- defeating Guyana in the over the Caribbean. In front while Darren Caribbean together, as Hindu private school et and that it lacks fi nals by 8 runs. New York, there were Sammy’s infectious compared to recent Test at Cornelia Ida, on the skill and applica- Guyana’s defeat has numerous social gather- smile lit up the park. matches in the region. the West Coast of tion of the fi ve-day prompted various com- ings and at one cultur- Chris Gayle celebrated India defeated West Demerara. There game. They see Test ments on social media. al event many in the his birthday in Guyana Indies comprehensive- were demonstrations cricket as the real Some persons felt that audience were caught and has left an indelible ly in all formats of the against his visit, test. These purvey- having won the eleven peeking on their smart print on the game. Jason game and played the police barricades, and ors of excellence games leading up to the phones to get the latest Holder rallied the troops Test series to largely arrests. have a point but for fi nals Guyana was due scores. One fourth-grad- and bounced back from empty stadiums. The The hundreds of sheer entertainment a bad day at the offi ce. er in Queens related defeats to ultimate glory. CPL, on the other hand, comments on Face- the T20 format is But this bad day could how the talk among the Brandon King has a saw sold out crowds book showed that diffi cult to beat. The have come earlier in the students in her class great future and will in Guyana, and packed racism is alive. It fi ve-day variety fi nds tournament, others said. was about the Guyana probably be snapped up stadiums in the other would take more than it hard to compete Maybe Guyana peaked Amazon Warriors. by the IPL, and the same countries. Apart from cricket to bring about with the fi ve-hour too early and had little Shoab Malik, the could be said of Hayden crowd size, some teams harmony in Guyana. .
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