KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC– Guyanese middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has ruled himself out of representing the Jamaica Franchise for the 2015-16 Professional Cricket League (PCL). The former West Indies captain had expressed an interest in playing for the franchise when the second PCL season opens on November sixth. But the chief executive officer of the Jamaica Cricket Association, Courtney Francis, has confirmed that Sarwan is no longer available due to commitments in Guyana.
“He [chairman of selectors Wavell Hinds] informed me that he is in receipt of an e-mail from Mr. Sarwan expressing regret that he is unable to attend our trial matches and our training, based on commitments that Mr Sarwan has in Guyana,” Francis told OBSERVER ONLINE. Franchise rules stipulate that squad members are required to participate in physical assessments and trial matches.
“That [his absence] would eliminate him based on those criteria,” said the local cricket CEO. If selected for Jamaica, Sarwan, 35, was expected to be paid on a game-by-game basis.
Fitness concerns have hampered much of his senior career with the West Indies.
Sarwan played the last of his 87 Tests against India in Barbados in mid-2011.
