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St John’s (Antigua and Barbuda):
Kraigg Brathwaite has stepped down as skipper of the West Indies Take a look at workforce after 4 years in cost, Cricket West Indies (CWI) mentioned on Monday after a shift in management roles noticed Shai Hope taking up captaincy of the T20I facet. Brathwaite, 32, was appointed as West Indies’ Take a look at captain instead of Jason Holder in March 2021. Hope, who can be the workforce’s ODI skipper, changed Rovman Powell for T20I captaincy. Powell has led the T20 facet since Might 2023. In an announcement, CWI mentioned, “Brathwaite needed to make sure the workforce had a interval of transition earlier than his departure. In consequence, he has submitted his resignation forward of the house sequence in opposition to Australia, giving the brand new management time to ascertain itself.
“This sequence will probably be significantly particular, permitting Brathwaite, who is 2 matches shy of 100 Take a look at matches, to double down on his batting with out added duty.” A brand new Take a look at captain will probably be introduced shortly.
The West Indies are scheduled to play Australia in a house sequence in June-July, marking the beginning of a brand new ICC World Take a look at Championship (WTC) cycle.
“CWI extends its deepest gratitude to Kraigg Brathwaite for his years of service as captain, recognising his dedication to West Indies cricket and his management in guiding the Take a look at workforce to important milestones. A brand new captain will probably be named within the coming weeks,” the board mentioned.
Throughout Brathwaite’s tenure, the West Indies earned their first Take a look at victory in Australia in 27 years with an exciting eight-run win in Brisbane final yr.
Earlier this yr, he led the workforce to a memorable Take a look at win in Pakistan to stage the sequence, a primary in 34 years.
His captaincy additionally noticed the West Indies beat England at dwelling in 2022 and safe a 2-0 sequence win over Bangladesh throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
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