Cricket West Indies on Wednesday named Shai Hope and Rovman Powell as West Indies’ ODI and T20I captains respectively. West Indies Cricket confirmed that Hope and Powell will take over from Nicholas Pooran as captains of the Men’s ODI and T20I groups for the upcoming tour of South Africa and past. Pooran stepped down as skipper in each white-ball codecs after the West Indies’ early exit at November’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Shai Hope will substitute him because the captain of the One Day International crew, with a Cricket World Cup on the horizon later this 12 months if West Indies are capable of qualify.

Meanwhile, Rovman Powell, who led them in New Zealand final 12 months in a T20I for the primary time, will take cost of the T20I aspect.

Hope has performed 104 instances for West Indies in ODI cricket, vice-captaining the aspect on numerous events. And his glorious particular person performances earned him a spot within the ICC ODI Team of the Year for 2022.

But, following three matches in South Africa in March, Hope is more likely to have to guide his aspect on the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe in June, with West Indies unlikely to qualify robotically as issues stand.

“To lead a team that is of such incredible significance not only to myself and my teammates but to our legion of fans the world over, is something one dreams of as a child,” Hope mentioned in an announcement launched by Cricket West Indies.

“I would like to thank CWI for entrusting me with this immense opportunity. To navigate West Indies cricket in the right direction will be my fundamental priority and a task that I shall be unwaveringly committed to. With the support of my teammates and our dedicated fans, I look forward to a long and fulfilling tenure as captain,” Hope added.

West Indies are co-hosting the following ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, and Powell will hope to construct a squad in direction of that match in 2024.

“I’m truly humbled and grateful to be given this amazing opportunity to lead the West Indies. For me, this a huge vote of confidence and I see this as the greatest honour of my career. To be asked to ‘carry the flag’ for the people of the Caribbean, there’s no bigger role in cricket in the region — a job previously held by some of the greatest servants of West Indies cricket,” Powell mentioned.

“I also want to thank CWI for allowing me to guide the team in the coming years as we set sights on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup,” he added.

The first assignments for each captains would be the upcoming tour of South Africa in March the place the West Indies face the Proteas in three ODIs and three T20Is from March 16 to twenty-eight, following two matches within the ICC World Test Championship.

Each captain will likely be closely concerned in technique and planning main as much as the following ICC World Tournaments. In ODI cricket, the West Indies are more likely to must qualify for the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, with the qualifiers scheduled to be held in Zimbabwe in June. In T20I cricket, the West Indies will likely be internet hosting the following ICC T20 World Cup with the USA in June 2024.

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