– Nagamootoo

FORMER national wicket-keeper, Vishal Nagamootoo, believes the game in the Ancient County will definitely move in the right direction under newly-elected president, Hilbert Foster.

The 41-year-old, who played 61 First-Class games, pointed out that Foster has the right idea of how to run the game, and as such his election to oversee the affairs of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) was the right choice.

“I think Mr. Foster will be a good leader. He knows how to run cricket, he has the right idea,” posited Nagamootoo, who also represented Guyana in 31 List A matches.

The younger Nagamootoo, who is the brother of former West Indies leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo added, ”Since my time as a cricketer, he always demonstrated that quality of a good leader, and today it’s testimony that his club (the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club), is one of the best in Guyana, so I always had that respect for him”.

Foster, was on Sunday last, voted in as president of the BCB following that body’s election at the New Amsterdam Town Hall, defeating former president Dhierandranauth Somwaru, 18 votes to 16.

His election has signalled a way forward after the board’s image was tarnished by a number of court actions which eventually stalled the proper administration of the game.