Team India’s matches in Caribbean country generates huge income for CWI: JCA president Heaven

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Jamaica Cricket Association president Wilfred Billy Heaven said that receiving 100 cricket kits from India is a proud moment for him as it will also strenghten the bond between the two countries, adding that Team India’s matches in any Caribbean country has been a big source of income for the West Indies Cricket Board.
President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a four-day visit to the Caribbean nation of Jamaica, presented a symbolic gift of cricket kits to Jamaica Cricket Association, as a mark of cricket cooperation between the two nations.
This is a proud moment, for me personally and for the cricket fraternity in Jamaica. As Jamaica Cricket Association, we are indeed happy that this gift is coming from India, its mega cricket in the world. We will be getting 100 kits and that’s a lot. It has been planned that half of them will be given to the high schools, Heaven told.
Students over here are interested in playing but it’s quite expensive. After this, you may see a lot of young cricketers coming from Jamaica. They will be playing in IPL, as currently 17 Caribbean players are playing IPL, out of which four are from Jamaica. This will strengthen the bond between India and Jamaica, he added.
IPL has featured some big names of Jamaica like Chris Gayle and Andre Russell. In the current edition of the tournament, Russell is a part of Kolkata Knight Riders while Gayle opted out of the tournament.