The World Cup semi-final – if the rain stays away – could be Guyana’s rumble next to the jungle
Guyana was once a staple of England tours to the Caribbean. From the steamboat passengers of 1930 led by the Honourable Freddie Calthorpe through to Mike Atherton’s jumbo jet set in 1998, in all bar one visit to the region their cricketers disembarked at Georgetown on the South American mainland.
Then they pretty much stopped. There was a Super Eight encounter with Ireland in the 2007 World Cup, a couple of one-day internationals against West Indies in 2009 and two wet group games during the 2010 World T20. Then another 14 years of the holiday islands getting dibs on the wallets of the beach‑seeking English tourists; white sand and lapping waves preferred to the steamy fringes of the Amazon rainforest.
Written by Ali Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/26/england-india-cricket-t20-world-cup-semi-final-guyana under the title “England up against weather, location and mighty India at T20 World Cup”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
