A lot of people ask why is Guyana part of the West Indies cricket team, it is a big confusion for many people that they do not know the reason behind it. The international cricket teams do not have to be nations, they are boards and the board represents when it is accepted as a Full Member is who is eligible to play for them. Read this entire blog.
Guyana Part Of The West Indies Cricket Team
According to the source, the international cricket teams do not have to be the nations, they just simply board and whoever the board represents when they are accepted as a full member who are fully eligible to play for them.
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That is why the West Indies board represents the countries that were mostly ex-British slave colonies in the Carribean area. Guyana is the only British colony in South America. It is affiliated with this board as they have a very common language and history.
The reason behind this is it was opposed to the rest of the continent which was mainly Spanish and Portuguese colonies.
It is similar to Cuba which is the biggest island in the Caribbean, it is not a part of the West Indies cricket team as Cuba was a Spanish slave colony, and it is not British.
