{"id":14359,"date":"2023-11-29T15:40:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14359"},"modified":"2023-11-29T15:40:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:40:45","slug":"desmond-haynes-urges-regional-cricket-boards-to-prioritize-youth-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/desmond-haynes-urges-regional-cricket-boards-to-prioritize-youth-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Desmond Haynes Urges Regional Cricket Boards to Prioritize Youth Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Desmond Haynes, Chairman of the Selection Committee for the West Indies senior cricket team, has emphasized the need for regional cricket boards to prioritize youth development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haynes believes that a coordinated effort in selecting regional franchise teams is crucial for the region&#8217;s success in the upcoming world cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haynes acknowledged the importance of consistency but stressed the need for a balance, emphasizing that regional franchises should actively bring young players into first-class cricket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This, he believes, will provide the senior selector with a broader pool of options when choosing West Indies cricketers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chief selector justified the non-selection of 34-year-old Darren Bravo, indicating that the focus is on players reportedly invested in by the board, such as Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, and Kjorn Ottley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The emphasis on younger talents is evident in the selection of 31-year-old Yannic Cariah and Roston Chase, despite the inclusion of an out-of-form Shimron Hetmyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This strategic approach aligns with the board&#8217;s vision for the future of West Indies cricket, emphasizing the nurturing of young talents for sustained success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desmond Haynes, Chairman of the Selection Committee for the West Indies senior cricket team, has emphasized the need for regional cricket boards to prioritize youth development. Haynes believes that a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14361,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14359\/revisions\/14361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}