Veteran wicketkeeper Dean Minors yesterday dropped the strongest hint yet that he will hang up his gloves once Bermuda’s World Cup journey comes to an end.

The 37-year-old schoolteacher, one of the most consistent performers during both the lead-up to the tournament and in the two matches so far, said his decision on whether to continue had already been made and he’d be making an announcement following Sunday’s final World Cup group match against Bangladesh.

“I have given it (retirement) some thought and I will be writing a letter to the Board (Bermuda Cricket Board), to The Royal Gazette and to the Bermuda Sun,” said Minors after yesterday’s training session.

“You know, I’m going to let the youngsters come in and do what they’ve got to do . . but I’ll be sending a letter to you guys to let everybody know what I’m officially going to do.”

Asked directly whether the clash against Bangladesh would mark his final international appearance, Minors smiled: “It could be . . . it’s a possibility.”

However, with coach Gus Logie suggesting that he will play Minors’ back-up, Kwame Tucker, in the last game, there’s no guarantee that the St. George’s Cup Match star will be included in the starting eleven.

“I’m not sure what the coach will do, he’s done it before (played both myself and Kwame) but if he chooses not to, then it’s fine with me,” added Minors. “I’m always supportive of the team, no matter what.” Reflecting on his two performances with the bat in the last week, Minors said he was frustrated he couldn’t have done better.

Against Sri Lanka, having made four, he was given what TV replays suggested was a poor decision, caught behind off a delivery he didn’t appear to make contact with, and against India offered a simple catch after compiling a useful 21. It was the latter dismissal that concerned him most.

“I apologised to (David) Hemp because I felt that if I could have stayed there, I could maybe have got the 50 and more importantly he could have got the 100,” explained Minors.

“I wish I could have just hung in there. I wanted to see Bermuda get 200 and I wanted to see Hemp get his 100. I was a bit upset, in fact really disappointed. I was looking to work the ball on the onside when I should have been looking just to play it straight down the park and i just didn’t take a full stride forward . . . and that was it.”

But he conceded the bowling he’d come up against in the last week was far better than anything he’d faced previously. “The Indian bowling was just as tight as Sri Lanka’s. It was every bit as tough as I thought it would be. They don’t give you too much width, you’re constantly thinking, they’re constantly thinking, mentally it’s very tough . . . the best bowling I’ve ever faced in my life.”