Two of the Chattergoon siblings Hemnarine and Ramnarine are confident of performing for their team, South Florida in the imminent Guyana Cup 4 which is billed to commence October 31.
Hemnarine, the eldest of the four brothers that represented Guyana at various levels, will be making his first appearance for the side even though is currently residing in Canada.
His other two brothers are Sewnarine[[, who played for West Indies in both test and one-day international while the smallest Harrienarine, featured for Guyana at under-19 level.
Ramnarine, who now lives in the USA, was a former Combined, Campuses and Colleges player in the West Indies Cricket Board regional 4-day and limited-over tournament.
He is at the helm of the team and in an optimistic mood they can capture the trophy and prizes at stake in the Open 20-over category.
“I think we have a very experienced lineup to compete well in the much-hyped up tournament; the preparations [are] going on smoothly and every player seems pumped-up too to do well,” Ramnarine related.
Former Guyana and West Indies youth player Zamal Khan is expected to play a big role too in the land of many waters, his country of birth, because Ramnarine feels he has got the right temperament in this version of softball cricket.
“Certainly, Zamal is a natural talented cricketer and his experience is indeed vital for our team making progress and creating a good impression in Guyana,” declared the 27-year-old right-handed Ramnarine.
He added: “Both Zamal and Hemnarine are capable of producing excellent performances down in Guyana because they have played lots of softball cricket over the years and as I said their experience is great as well”.
Meanwhile, Hemnarine in an invited comment stated that he is anxious to be part of the squad and will definitely maximize on the opportunity in Guyana and subsequently help his team coming out on top.
“Well, we can win the tournament once we play to the best of our ability; I am grateful for the chance to play in Guyana again; I know plenty players and teams are eager to do well too but I think the better side will come on top,” Hemnarine declared.
Trophy Stall X1 of Guyana is the defending champion while New York is Masters Winner in the veteran category.
Over 25 teams from Canada, New York, Florida and the host-nation are set to participate.
The winning team along with outstanding players will cart off trophies and cash incentives when the competition concludes under lights at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, Queenstown, Georgetown.