Mu ruzinduko rw’iminsi ibiri Perezida w’u Rwanda, Paul Kagame yagiriye muri Barbados, taliki 16 Mata 2022 yagiranye ibiganiro n’abanyabigwi mu mukino wa Cricket bamwizeza ubufasha mu guteza imbere uyu mukino mu Rwanda binyuze mu gutoza.
Perezida Kagame ari kumwe na Minisitiri w’Intebe wa Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, bahuye n’abanyabigwi batandukanye mu mukino wa Cricket muri iki gihugu barimo Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers “Sir Gary Sobers”, Sir Wesley Winfield Hall, Sir Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge, Joel Garner na Ian David Russell Bradshaw ukuriye ihuriro ry’aba banyabigwi ndetse na Perezida w’Ishyirahamwe ry’umukino wa Cricket muri Barbados, Conde Riley.
Aba banyabigwi, Sir Gary Sobers na Sir Wesley Winfield Hall bashyikirije Perezida Kagame impano.
Minisitiri w’Intebe wa Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, abinyujije ku rubuga rwa “Instagram” yagaragaje ko hashize igihe u Rwanda rutangiye gahunda yo guteza imbere umukino wa Cricket bigizwemo uruhare na Perezida Paul Kagame.
Yakomeje agira ati “Muri Barbados, uyu mukino umaze imyaka irenga 100 ukinwa, ibyakozwe rero u Rwanda rwabyigiraho mu guteza imbere uyu mukino. Perezida Kagame yagiranye ibiganiro bishimishije n’abanyabigwi bacu ku byerekeye iterambere rya Cricket mu Rwanda”.
Amateka agaragaza ko umukino wa Cricket watangiye gukinwa muri Barbados mu myaka ya 1806. Barbados ni kimwe bihugu bigize West Indies ibumbira hamwe ibirwa bitandukanye igaseruka nk’ikipe imwe ndetse ikaba yaregukanye Igikombe cy’Isi inshuro eshanu.
Ku ruhande rw’u Rwanda, umukino wa Cricket watangiye gukinwa mu 1999 nyuma mu mwaka wa 2000 hashyirwaho ishyirahamwe ry’uyu mukino “RCA”, muri 2003 ryemerwa mu Ishyirahamwe Mpuzamahanga ry’umukino wa Cricket “ICC”.
Mu myaka 23 uyu mukino umaze hari ibikorwa byinshi bigaragara by’iterambere birimo ibikorwa remezo nka Stade mpuzamahanga ya Gahanga iri mu zinza muri Afurika n’ibindi bitandukanye.
Kubera guharanira iterambere ry’umukino wa Cricket, muri 2018 u Rwanda rwahawe ibihembo bibiri birimo “Spirit of Cricket Award”, igihembo gihabwa umuntu wakoresheje umukino wa Cricket mu kwegera abaturage bakabafasha binyuze muri uyu mukino ndetse na “Best Women’s Cricket Initiative, igihembo gihabwa abakoze igikorwa gishimishije mu cyiciro cy’abagore.
Muri 2019, u Rwanda rwahawe igihembo cy’imiyoborere myiza mu rwego rwa Afurika “Good governance Award” ndetse n’igihembo kubera gahunda yo gufasha abagore kwitabira Cricket “100% Cricket Female Participation Programme Of the Year Award”.
Inshamake ku banyabigwi bashyikirije impano Perezida Kagame
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers “Sir Gary Sobers” ubu ufite imyaka 85 y’amavuko. Akiri muto yagaragazaga impano muri Cricket, umupira w’amaguru ndetse na Basketball gusa ku myaka 13 nyuma yo kwitwara neza mu mikino ihuza amashuri yaguzwe n’ikipe ye yakinaga shampiyona ya Barbados “Kent St Philip club”.
Sir Gary Sobers ni umwe mu bakinnyi bake bari bafite ubuhanga icyarimwe mu gutera agapira “Bowling”, gukubita agapira ushaka amanota “Batting” ndetse no mu kibuga hagati mu kugarura imipira no kuyisama “Field”.
Ku myaka 17 mu 1954 ni bwo yatangiye gukina imikino mpuzamahanga ahagarika mu 1974. Yakiniye ikipe y’igihugu ya Barbados (1952-1974), ikipe ya South Australia (1961-1964), Nottinghamshire yo mu Bwongereza (1968–1974) n’ikipe ya West Indies (1954–1974).
Muri rusange, Sir Gary Sobers yakinnye imikino 572 aho yatsinze amanota 39067. Yateye udupira “Bowling” 96838 akuramo abakinnyi “Wickets” 1388.
Sir Wesley Winfield Hall ubu afite imyaka 84 y’amavuko. Yatangiye gukina imikino mpuzamahanga muri Cricket mu 1955. Yahagaritse gukina mu 1970. Yakoze imirimo inyuranye mu buyobozi bw’igihugu aho yabaye umusenateri na Minisitiri w’Ubukerarugendo.
Sir Wesley Hall yakiniye amakipe atandukanye arimo Barbados (1955-1971), Queensland muri Australia (1961-1963), Trinidad (1966-1970) na West Indies (1958-1969).
Muri rusange, Sir Wesley Hall yakinnye imikino 220 atsinda amanota 3492. Yateye udupira “Bowling” 38624. Yakuye abakinnyi mu kibuga “Wickets” 741.
Umukino wa Cricket utamaze igihe kinini mu Rwanda ariko ukaba umaze kugira ibigwi n’amateka atari mato.
