West Indies’ Roston Chase celebrates after the primary take a look at in opposition to England on the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on Jan. 26, 2019.
Motion Photographs through Reuters/Paul Childs
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has appointed 33-year-old veteran Barbadian all-rounder Roston Chase as their new West Indies Take a look at captain, whereas his countryman, 32-year-old Jomel Warrican, will function vice-captain.
The eagerly anticipated announcement was made following a current assembly at Kensington Oval, at which Chase was unanimously accredited by the CWI Board of Administrators.
CWI selected Chase over 5 different candidates for the job: John Campbell, Tevin Imlach, Joshua Da Silva, Justin Greaves, and Warrican, after former captain Kraigg Brathwaite’s shocking resignation earlier this 12 months.
The center-order batsman and off-spinner has performed 49 Take a look at matches since making his debut in opposition to India in 2016. He has scored 2265 runs at a mean of 26.33 and brought 85 wickets at an economic system charge of three.45.
His first match as captain will probably be when the West Indies tackle world primary Australia in a three-match Take a look at sequence at Kensington Oval starting June 25.
In the meantime, his deputy, left-arm spinner Warrican, has performed 19 Take a look at matches and brought 73 wickets at an economic system charge of three.05.
CWI additionally revealed that Shai Hope, the present ODI and T201 captain, respectfully declined consideration to give attention to his present management roles.
The ultimate advice was based mostly on a weighted scoring system throughout six key areas: management, respect inside the staff, cricket data, private conduct, media and communication expertise, and the outcomes of the psychometric analysis.
The highest-ranked candidates had been really useful as captain and vice-captain and subsequently accredited by the CWI Board.
CWI President Dr. Kishore Shallow stated, “This choice course of is among the most complete and forward-thinking we’ve got undertaken.”
“I’m deeply impressed by the professionalism, objectivity, and strategic considering that formed the ultimate determination. It units a brand new benchmark for management appointments in West Indies cricket,” Dr Shallow added.
West Indies head coach Daren Sammy absolutely endorses this appointment and is wanting ahead to working with the brand new captain.
