– H.E Dr Ali puzzled over non selection of shepherd

GUYANA’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali has questioned the selection policy of Cricket West Indies, in particular, the omission of Guyanese all-rounder Romario Shepherd from the World T20 squad.

President Ali, in a statement on his official Facebook page, stated: “So proud of this young Guyanese. Why [is he] not in the West Indies T20 World Cup team? His performance has been outstanding thus far in the CPL and there is absolutely no reason why this young All-Rounder is not in the squad.”

On Thursday, Cricket West Indies announced the West Indies World T20 squad of 15 players and four reserves.

After eight matches, Shepherd has made 108 runs at a strike rate of 168.75 and taken 15 wickets – third-most in the tournament.

CWI’s Lead Selector, Roger Harper, is also a Technocrat Member of the Guyana Cricket Board.

The other selectors are Head Coach, Phil Simmons, and Miles Bascombe.

Harper stated on Thursday that Shepherd was considered for selection but “just missed out on a spot.”