Guyanese players snubbed for Windies Women’s Tour, GCB upset

The absence of three top Guyanese players for the West Indies women’s team  tour of Pakistan is not sitting well with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

In a statement, the GCB questioned what criteria was used by Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) selectors to omit Ashmini Munisar, Plaffiana Millington and Shabika Gajnabi from the 15-member squad ahead of the upcoming eight-match series which bowls off on April 6 in Pakistan.

“Munisar, Millington and Gajnabi were among the leading ladies in the recent CWI Women’s Super50 and T20 tournaments, either with bat, ball or both, but were somehow strangely overlooked ahead of the Pakistan tour,” GCB said.

“The non-inclusion of Munisar, Millington and Gajnabi comes as a shock, as the trio played outstanding cricket throughout. In the batting department, Guyana had 3 players in the top 5 for the Blaze T20, with Gajnabi, Campbell and Mandy Mangru occupying spots 2, 3 and 5 respectively.”

GCB noted Munisar, Millington and Gajnabi outperformed many of the women that are heading to Pakistan and their non-inclusion has brought the entire selection process into question.

The only Guyanese players to make the team heading to Asia are Shemaine Campbelle, who is the vice-captain, and all-rounder Cherry-Ann Fraser.