The Cricket West Indies (CWI) introduced on Thursday (March 11) that opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite will change all-rounder Jason Holder as the West Indies Test captain. Brathwaite, who has beforehand led the crew in seven Tests whereas deputising for Holder, together with the current 2-0 Test collection win away to Bangladesh, turns into the thirty seventh Test captain of the West Indies.
Holder, the present No. 1 all-rounder within the ICC Test rankings, captained the West Indies crew in 37 Tests since taking up from Denesh Ramdin in 2015, main the facet to 11 wins, 5 attracts and 21 defeats. Jimmy Adams, CWI Director of Cricket paid tribute to Holder saying: “On behalf of CWI, I would like to thank Jason for all he has given to the game in the region while serving as Captain of our Test team. Throughout his five-and-a-half-year tenure, he has led with dignity while always upholding the highest values of the sport. As the world’s leading Test all-rounder, we all believe that Jason still has a tremendous role to play in West Indies Test Cricket for many years to come.”
CWI chief selector Roger Harper felt Brathwaite was the proper man to guide the West Indies Test crew. “We all believe that Kraigg is the right man to lead our Test side at this point in time and I’m delighted that he has accepted the role. In the recent Test series against Bangladesh, Kraigg was able to motivate his players to play to a very high level and create the culture we are looking to establish where the team showed a collective determination to fight and a real hunger for success,” former West Indies off-spinner Harper stated.
New Test skipper Brathwaite was ‘extremely proud and humbled’ by the chance. “It is a huge honour to be given the Captaincy of the West Indies Test team. I feel extremely proud and humbled that the Board and Selectors have given me the opportunity and responsibility to lead the team. The recent Test Series win in Bangladesh was a fantastic achievement and I’m really looking forward to the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka and I’m excited about what I believe this team can achieve in the future,” Brathwaite stated.
The squad for the primary Test in opposition to Sri Lanka will probably be introduced on Saturday throughout the interval of the second CGI Insurance ODI on the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (SVRS).
