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Colin Croft Perpective on ImLach & DaSilva

Tue, May 26, '26 at 2:33 PM

https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/2026/05/25/wi-men-need-a-very-good-wicket-keeper-batter-very-badly/

Tale of two wicket-keepers.

Tue, May 26, '26 at 2:46 PM

@Cricket_101

Suh who he prefers?

Tue, May 26, '26 at 2:50 PM

@Cricket_101

Guyanese and all accepting that the Guyanese is no good

Seales was apparently right!

Tue, May 26, '26 at 2:52 PM

@natty_forever

"Tevin Imlach, who will be 30 on 30 November 2026, is much worse off. 6 Tests, 169 runs, avg., 15.36, highest score 35 v Pakistan, in Multan; 2025. 40 First Class Games, 2090 runs, avg. 32.65, Highest score 136 N.O., v Jamaica Scorpions; 2023. No Test 100s; no Test 50s!

Those batting stats are so poor; tail-ender numbers poor; that even if Tevin Imlach was Spiderman as a wicket-keeper, which he certainly is not, he should not be playing for WI with those dastardly poor batting stats. Nowhere in the cricket world are those standards acceptable. Tevin Imlach must have some “God-Father” somewhere in Caribbean cricket!"

I think he was very clear

Tue, May 26, '26 at 3:12 PM

@natty_forever

Suh who he prefers?

Based on his narrative, one can inferred he favors Josh...

Tue, May 26, '26 at 3:15 PM

@pariaman

I think Josh would be the right choice,,,

Croft is pragmatic much like me... Very fair with my critiques.

Tue, May 26, '26 at 3:41 PM

Tarnish Da Silva cannot bat

Tue, May 26, '26 at 3:47 PM

@sudden

Tarnish Da Silva cannot bat

Who is currently better than him in the WK position, Including FC Avg. Not a hundred yrs ago.😀

Tue, May 26, '26 at 4:13 PM

and is not a particularly good wicket keeper

Tue, May 26, '26 at 4:20 PM

@sudden

Tarnish Da Silva cannot bat

However, his chirpiness (in front or behind the wicket) reminds us of the Yardie Legend, Reinford "Pinny" Pinnock. I'll watch his antics any day.