Sarwan's Test debut starts today By Tony Cozier Stabroek News May 18, 2000 Ramnaresh Sarwan becomes the tenth youngest West Indian Test cricketer when he takes the field in the second Test against Pakistan at Kensington Oval today. Sarwan was last night chosen to make his debut 37 days short of his 20th birthday on June 23. The dashing, dimintive Guyanese right-handed batsman replaces the 20-year-old Jamaican left-hander Chris Gyale who played in the two Tests against Zimbabwe in the preceding series and the first against Pakistan in Guyana. Sarwan has been groomed for this day since he became the youngest West Indies first-class cricketer, aged 15 years, 226 days, appearing for Guyana against Barbados in the 1994 Red Stripe Cup. He has represented the West Indies youth team against Pakistan in the Caribbean and the 'A' team on tours of South Africa and Bangladesh and India as well as in the Caribbean. He earned his place after a hundred in each innings for the President's XI against the touring Zimbabweans in March and scores of 32 and 75 for the 'A' team against the Pakistanis at Kensington last weekend. He joins Derek Sealy and Sir Garry Sobers (17), Robin Bynoe (18), Jeffrey Stollmeyer and Alfie Roberts (19) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Alfred Scott, Gerry Gomez and Elquemedo Willett included in the final eleven as West Indians who have gained Test selection in their teens. Sarwan was born on the island of Wakenaam in the Essequibo River June 23, 1980, but is now resident in Georgetown. The West Indies team: Jimmy Adams (captain), Sherwin Campbell (vice-captain), Adrian Griffith, Wavell Hinds, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Ridley Jacobs, Nixon McLean, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh and Reon King.