New York World XI has replaced Barbados in this weekend’s Sweeney Benefit semi-final against Guyana. The squad will be led by Big Apple’s Telston Johnson, in a line up that includes seven other West Indians, Travis Ross, Sean Thompson, Shiv Ragubir, Ryan Balram, Tyrel Datt, Chartlon Senior, Michael Noble and Abdool Shakur. The squad is completed by Sameet Khawaja a Pakistani native, Indians Rohit Kwatra, Haleen Singh and Bangladeshi Sumon Bari.
Speedster Telston Johnson will skipper New York World XI.
The side will be relying on the experience of Johnson, Senior, Thompson, and Bari to turn back the formidable Guyanese selection. Talented Ross, Nobel and Khawaja will add some youthful energy to the line up among others. The squad will be supervised by manager Alfred Madray, Terry Datt coach and D. Ravello as selector
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Game time 11 am Saturday 16th June, at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn.
New York World IX Squad: Telston Johnson (captain), Travis Ross, Sean Thompson, Shiv Ragubir, Ryan Balram, Tyrel Datt, Charlton Senior, Sameet Khawaja, Rohit Kwatra , Haleen Singh, Michael Nobel, Sumon Bari, and Abdool Shakur, Alfred Madray, manager, Terry Datt, coach and D. Ravello selector.