00:00After 20 years, the Trinidad and Tobago's cricket team will be toasting for some time after their regional four-day
00:06success.
00:07Coach of the team, Riyad Emrit, says it's difficult selecting the team.
00:11He explained the journey towards convincing someone like Evan Lewis to join the team for the longer format.
00:17It was very difficult to get him back into the team because of, you know, his age one.
00:23He's not really a lover of four-day cricket now.
00:27And, you know, if you know Evan Lewis, he's very stubborn.
00:31So I went to Marchand and I asked him one day in the dressing room, I said, are you ready?
00:37He used some explicits and, you know, he said, he done it up.
00:43That was the conversation.
00:44I went back again the next week.
00:46He's captain, obviously.
00:47He stayed on the field for the entire 90 of us in a day or 100 of us, I think.
00:53I had another conversation with him.
00:54I said, are you ready?
00:57Sort of break the ice and he's like, where is the tournament playing, how much games we have, the format
01:03and so on and so on.
01:04He sent a message in the group on the Monday asking when he's training.
01:09So then I thought, well, yes, I have him here now.
01:12He added that the journey paid off for the cricketers who worked hard in the team.
01:16And it's no surprise that they're back into the international team.
01:20I want to say congrats to these four guys, Andy, Jaden, Django, and obviously Joshua, back into the international team.
01:32Also, what was very impressive, I know he would not want me to call his name, is that Terrence Hines,
01:39someone who never really likes for the cricket, really, really put his hand up.
01:47But he was also named all round of the tournament.
01:51Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board President as ambassador was in high praise of the squad.
01:55They serve us as ambassadors for our country, wherever they go.
02:00Our champions deserve not only our applause while they are competing, but also our appreciation for the lasting legacy they
02:11leave behind.
02:12For when we honor excellence, we encourage excellence.
02:16When we recognize achievement, we inspire future generations to dream bigger, work harder, and strive for greatness.
02:26Sergio Dufour, TP6 Board.
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