Like its other English-speaking sister Caribbean states, cricket in Guyana has become ingrained in the blood of our people as almost every person is a cricket fanatic, whether he/she is a player or simply a spectator or fan of the game. Most schoolboys have an ambition to represent the West Indies in cricket. Of course, not everyone would make it to the top, but the passion is there and this is one of the major reasons for us producing some of the greatest cricketers who have brought glory and joy to  cricket fans across the world.
We have produced Rohan Kanhai, Clive Lloyd, Basil Butcher, Lance Gibbs, Alvin Kalicharran, Joe Solomon, Roy Fredericks, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Carl Hooper  and Ramnaresh Sarwan, among many others.
It is therefore extremely sad and unfortunate that the administration of our cricket has reached such an impasse that requires governmental intervention to have it resolved.
In-fighting and squabbling within the cricketing administration has become the order of the day, as the quest for positions on the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has taken priority over the game itself. In the more glorious days of our cricket, persons who sought to become cricket administrators did so because of the love and passion for the game and the desire to help push standards upwards.
A terrible pain is being inflicted upon Guyanese cricket lovers, and they must be wondering how long they will have to endure it. Cricket is like food to Guyanese and those who are responsible for this crisis should have put some serious thought about the grave consequences of their selfish actions.
Unfortunately, those who today seek to become cricket administrators seem to be driven by the power, flamboyance and perks that go with the job. Consequently, power struggles develop and the focus is diverted from the development of the game. The end result is the continuous plummeting of the standard of cricket.
The present scenario therefore leaves the government no choice but to intervene in the interest of our national sport, which is the pride of our people. To have ignored the cricket crisis  would have been a most irresponsible stand by our government.
It would be hoped that the Interim Management Committee (IMC) would be able to bring back a normalcy to the administration of cricket so that we can get down to the job of unlocking our huge cricketing potential and improving the standard of our cricket.
It is encouraging to see that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has responded very expeditiously to help resolve the impasse, with no other than its President, Mr. Julian Hunte visiting here and meeting with President Bharrat Jagdeo and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony. This interest by the WICB is an imperative, as Guyana’s cricket is integrally and inextricably linked to West Indies cricket and therefore any negative cricketing development will adversely impact on the game in this region.
It is also extremely heartening to learn that the most successful West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd, has expressed his willingness to throw his weight behind the process of restoring normalcy to our administration of cricket. The immense wealth of experience of cricketing knowledge and administration the great man possesses should have a sobering effect on the resolution of the present challenges and difficulties.
“I am not interested in a position, but I would like to be involved in an advisory capacity; but more as an administrator and once I am, I would like to see things run smoothly,” Lloyd declared.
What he is essentially saying is that the interest of cricket takes precedence over position, and that is the way it should be, because cricket to Guyanese is like what the oases of the deserts are to the people who live there.