GUYANA and West Indies star all-rounder Keemo Paul has made it to the Everest Cricket Club (ECC) ahead of the Speaker’s T20 Club Championship tournament.
The official announcement was made Tuesday at the club in the presence of V-Net Communications chief executive officer, Safraz Sheriffudeen, and ECC president and Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir. While the club’s management is ecstatic about recruiting the services of one of Guyana’s blossoming talents, for Paul it is a precursor for him on the ‘return to play’ policy after being out of competitive action for three months due to injury and work management concerns by West Indies. Paul, who has been taking some time off from action, said he is happy to join a club which has such a rich cricket history and hopes to represent them to the best of his ability.

The Speaker’s Club Championship starts April 3 and Everest are drawn in the ‘group of death’ with formidable sides such as Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Albion along with Canal Number Two and Cornelia Ida. Speaker Nadir said, “We are honoured that Keemo has chosen to join the ECC. Keemo is a rising international star and a national cricketing hero. We are strengthened by his talent.” The ECC president further added, “He (Paul) is no stranger to Everest; He has been associated with us and executives of the club for a while. He joins a strong team that includes Chandrapaul Hemraj, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Bashkar Yadram, Assad Fudadin, and youth player Mathew Nandu.” According to Nadir, the Guyana Amazon Warriors player, now being a part of the historic club, will not only significantly boost their efforts but will also contribute towards the mentoring of our youths. “We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with our stars and towards the development of our young cricketers.” he ended.