Gets timely donation of gear from Vishal Nagamootoo
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD off-spinning all-rounder Revali Perreira will travel to Antigua as part of the Guyana team that will participate in this year’s Regional U-15 cricket tournament, scheduled to commence on March 24.

“I feel very happy to represent my country since doing so was always my dream,” is what he told the media earlier this week.
“I just gotta put in the hard work and what I can get from this tournament” declared the GCC player who is set to make national debut in this tournament.

A few days before his selection, Perreira was presented with a pair of pads, batting gloves, thigh pad and a bat by former Guyana first-class wicket-Keeper Vishal Nagamootoo, who now resides in New York.

“I just want to thank Vishal Nagamootoo for the donation of the gears and I’m grateful and just happy and I just thank him for his kindness. It [the gear] will help me to be safer whether practising or in a match and I’ve also caught a liking to the gears,” disclosed Perreira who was born on November 9, 2008.

The talented youth attended Smyth Street Nursery School, Ketley Primary School and is now attending the Brickdam Secondary School, where he plays cricket and football.
Perreira who has six brothers and two sisters, revealed that his interest in cricket was born from the game in the streets.

“I used to play street cricket with my family and neighbours and we had fun. One day my cousin carried me to play hard ball for the first time which was up the East Bank where I got selected for the select team and I caught a liking to it from then,” explained Perreira, who trains with GCC from Tuesday to Thursday.

“My favourite cricketer would be Virat Kholi because of how he goes about his cricket and the talent he has,” Perreira added.
“The main people that helped me is my coach Peter Persaud, my dad and everyone at my club; they give [sic] me a reason to play, especially coach Peter. He always gives me these tips and advice that no one else gives me,” concluded the talented youngster who is confident of doing well.

Guyana SQUAD: Parmeshwar Ram, Justin Dowlin, Danvir Seegobin, Emmanuel Lewis, Adrian Hetmyer, Rovaldo Pereira, Richard Ramdehol, Khush Seegobin, Sohail Mohammed (WK), Shamar Apple, Brandon Henry, Gilbert Griffith, Jathniel Nurse and Arif Khan.