`It’s a great joy to play for the West Indies’

Derwin Christian

With the West Indies selectors continuing its musical chairs style selection policy with the announcement of the squad to play two  Twenty20s in England next month, the only potentially fruitful decision was to award local boy Derwin Christian his first international call-up.

Speaking to Stabroek Sport via telephone Christian declared, “It’s a great joy to play for the West Indies, I will be stepping over a big boundary and I hope to live up to the standard that has been set by past great West Indian `keepers and Guyanese that kept for the regional side. I must thank the Father also, since without him I wouldn’t be here and this selection would not be possible.”

When asked about his potential chances of upstaging the other regular regional `keepers, he replied modestly, ”I don’t want to