African Sports Monthly January 2013 Issue | Page 38

Yohan Blake on a crusade to bring
cricket back to Jamaica

By Annimari Korte (In Jamaica)
Yohan Blake is known to love cricket, and is now attempting to bring the sport back to Jamaica. The
2011 World 100m Champion and double London Olympic games silver and relay gold medallist is
starting the ‘Yohan Blake YBAFRAID T20 Champion League’ next year.
Blake wants to provide better opportunities for young Jamaican cricketers and is willing to put
money into it. He is also bringing West Indies, English, and Indian cricketers to Jamaica for the
league.
“Most of the guys in Jamaica are very talented. I played cricket with the guys and I said to myself: ‘Look, I’m doing really vV