FOUR players with Guyana roots are among those shortlisted by Cricket Ontario from the recent Under-23 trials for the 2025 Under-23 High-Performance (HP) and Canada Under-18 camps.
The two from the Under-23 trials are Jamal Shamsudeen and Ravindra Nauth while Muadh Shariff and Jaffar Saleem Salad are for part of the Under-18 Cup squad.
According to Cricket Ontario, “this is a significant opportunity to develop your skills and further your cricketing career under the guidance of expert coaches and trainers.

Cricket Ontario said “it strongly encourages the players who were not selected to continue working on your fitness, strength, conditioning and development of your skills for future opportunities not only at the provincial level but also at your league level.”
The Under-23 camp is set to get underway on January 12 and runs until April 13, 2025, every Sunday, commencing at 10:00 hrs. at Batts Sports Academy, 1229 Lorimar Dr Unit 1, Mississauga, ON L5S 1R2.

The trials commenced recently under the guidance of selectors Azib Ali Hanif, Ingleton Liburd and Surendra Seeraj.
The camp will subsequently be followed by Under-23 Championship in the summer from which a team will be selected to participate in the Ontario T20 and 50-over championships.

Those shortlisted for the Under-23 High Performance Camp are: Aarav Kuyeskar, Harjap Saini, Divyanshu Grover, Abduljalil, Yash Padhiar, Kairav Sharma, Mosam Parekh, Sreeram Parekh, Kunal Kunal, Aayan Asif, Deep Patel, Anoop Chima, Sidaq Sngh Oberal, Ethan Gibson, Aryan Ketul Raval, Yash Monakar, Omarkhil Keerthivardhan Susarla, Shazil Sulman, Sheil Patel, Sivkarmarun, Saay Jani, Yash Vardhan Sehhgal, Omar Hamza Noorishani, Arya Katariya, Jamal Shamsudeen, Johnathan McCollin, Tarandeep Singh, Sagar Patel, Eran Maliduwapathariana, Diraj Deol, Gavinir Bhular and Ravindra Nauth.

Players for the Under-18 Canada Cup squad: Furqan Khan, Harasees (Rean) Singh, Jaffar Saleem Samad, Jatan Mehta, Jay Peshwa, Kishan Thaman Missir, Muadh Shariff, Rohan Garg, Sahjvir Singh Dhaliwal, Shayan Syed, Tanvir Singh, Yuvraj Singh Dhillon, Avi Patel, Luv Patel, Ayaz Sahibi, Yuvraj Samra and Rithik Singh.