APART from the three matches handed to Guyana in this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) being a huge success, many still believe that Guyana, being the title sponsor, has not gotten its fair share of the deal where the matches are concerned.

It is the view of avid cricket fans that apart from Guyana having the majority of the fan base, had it been any other Caribbean country it would have made sure it pocketed the semifinal or final and not the team’s three home matches. discuss
While speaking with Chronicle Sport yesterday fans felt the major sponsors of the league here, which are huge companies, could have come to a better deal where the booking of matches is concerned.
Caribbean mobile network Digicel was named as the first global sponsor for the inaugural 2013 tournament and beyond in a multi-year deal
As previous sponsors of the West Indies cricket team and the Digicel Caribbean Cup, the brand has considerable experience with sponsoring cricket and other sporting events throughout the Caribbean. Another huge sponsor is the Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise owner, Dr Ranjisingh ’Bobby’ Ramroop’s New GPC Inc, specifically its Limacol brand, which has assumed the title sponsorship of the CPL, and Guyana’s best El Dorado Rum has been named as an official partner of the inaugural tournament.
This year’s tournament saw Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Antigua, Trinidad, Barbados and St Lucia each being awarded three matches while ten matches were given to St Kitts including the first and second semifinal matches and the final.
Several cricket-lovers,, after lauding the current performance of the Amazon Warriors and the tournament at large, expressed their disappointment in Guyana not being able to host at least the second semi-final.
Matches and schedule have been categorisd in five weeks; one week will be known as finals week where semifinals and final will be played. The team at the top of the points table will directly qualify for the final scheduled to be played on August 16.

(By Jaden Samuels)