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FORMER Guyana and West Indies captain Alvin Kallicharran said that the time has come for him to play an active role in helping to develop the game of cricket in his homeland.

The now 65 year-old Kallicharran scored 12 centuries in his 66 Tests played for the West Indies, with 187 his highest score.. He also played 31 ODIs during his 1972-1981 stretch of his playing career, after making his debut against New Zealand at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground Bourda in 1972..
While the focus is on developing West Indies Cricket, Kallicharran said that emphasis should be placed on developing Guyana’s cricket first.
Speaking at a Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) press conference on Friday at the Grand Coastal Inn, Kallicharran said his aim is to work with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) from the grassroots level of the game; something he had even written to the Government of Guyana about approximately three years ago.

Guyana Chronicle has the full article

An emphasis should be placed on improving the playing conditions in Guyana first then the cricket development will get a chance to improve. Many of the cricket grounds in Georgetown are left unattended for about 6 months of the year, many are becoming swamp lands as the city drainage system has declined. So Kalli might be just make a wishful speech.