Shai Hope will take over as West Indies one-day captain whereas Rovman Powell will lead the facet in Twenty20 Internationals, Cricket West Indies (CWI) stated.
Nicholas Pooran, who had captained each white-ball groups, stepped down in November after West Indies’ first-round exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia.
The new captains will start their tenures subsequent month within the limited-overs leg of their South Africa tour, which additionally options two checks.
Kraigg Brathwaite stays captain of the take a look at facet.
“It is a tremendous honour and privilege to be appointed captain of any West Indies team,” wicketkeeper-batter Hope stated in a CWI assertion on Wednesday.
“To lead a team that is of such incredible significance not only to myself and my team mates but to our legion of fans the world over, is something one dreams of as a child.”
West Indies lag properly behind seventh-placed Afghanistan within the Super League standings and must undergo qualifiers in Zimbabwe in June-July whether it is to make this 12 months’s ODI World Cup in India.
West Indies is assured of its place at subsequent 12 months’s T20 World Cup because it co-hosts the match with the United States.
“To be asked to carry the flag for the people of the Caribbean, there’s no bigger role in cricket in the region …” all-rounder Powell stated.
“I’m a passionate cricketer who believes in leading from the front and always giving 100%.”
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com