SHIMRON Hetmyer, Tevin lmlach, Akshaya Persaud and Keemo Paul have been called to camp by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) ahead of the Under-19 World Cup.
The camp, set for August 4-17 at the West Indies Mona Campus in Barbados, comes on the heels of the recently concluded U-19 tournament which Guyana won.
Opening batsman Hetmyer was the WICB U-19 Cricketer-of-the-Year in 2014 and at this year U-19 tournament, he scored the most runs (355 with one century and two half-centuries). He also registered the highest individual score (135, against Leeward Islands).
Left-arm, off-spinner Persaud is noted for his economical bowling while Imlach is an opening batsman/wicketkeeper, whose skills with the bat and behind the wicket are definitely remarkable.
All-rounder Keemo Paul has earned the title of Guyana’s most dependable youth cricketer as he is well-known for pulling his team out of trouble.
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has since congratulated the players who went straight to Barbados after the completion of the U-19 tournament