Sinclair to miss Harpy Eagles defence over disciplinary issues

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC):

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has cleared the air surrounding the exclusion of Kevin Sinclair from the Guyana Harpy Eagles’ squad for the upcoming West Indies Championship, revealing that it was due to disciplinary issues.

The 26-year-old, who has played seven ODIs, six T20Is, and four Test matches for the West Indies, was not named in the Harpy Eagles’ squad for the tournament, which bowls off on April 12.

Chairman of selectors, Ramnaresh Sarwan, said while Sinclair’s cricketing abilities were not in question, his actions left much to be desired.

“I think it is very important for him to understand what we are trying to do for our group. I don’t think it is viable for him to be disobedient to the captain, disrespectful to the coach and abuse his teammates verbally.

“Those are the things Kevin has to change … we have spoken to him about these things. Kevin is fully aware of these things and people around Kevin know about this,” Sarwan said during a press conference on Saturday.

“Since 2024, we have had disciplinary issues with Kevin. His most recent actions at Everest in the second practice match was the reason he was not selected. He walked off the field and was disobedient towards the captain.”

Cricket Operations Officer at the GCB Anthony D’Andrade revealed that they had reached out to the Ministry of Sport to have a sports psychologist attached to the team to assist players.

“…We have reached out to a sports psychologist in England, but that fell through.

“We are still looking because we recognise at the GCB that a sports psychologist plays a major part in professional sport. Plus, all the social issues and other issues athletes face, we want to equip them to be better professionals as they represent Guyana and the West Indies,” D’Andrade said.