ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has earmarked Shai Hope as the most effective particular person to raise the One Day Worldwide and T20 groups to the following stage.
The 31-year-old Hope was introduced as T20 captain on Monday by Cricket West Indies (CWI), changing Rovman Powell, who had served since 2023.
Throughout CWI’s quarterly press convention, Sammy stated there had been complete discussions surrounding selling Hope to T20 captain.
“To a few of us on the skin, it could be stunning, however to us on the within of the cricket enviornment, it’s not simply one thing that we got here up with and simply throw on the public.
“We on the administration and training stage of the West Indies are fairly meticulous in how we go about doing issues,” Sammy stated.
“You will need to be aware that we’ve had conversations with Rovman simply earlier than the World Cup, simply after the World Cup, and main so far on a few of the issues we wish to obtain as a workforce.”
Whereas Powell succeeded as captain, he stated they recognized Hope as the person who led the white ball groups to larger heights.
“I want to commend Rovman…what we’ve achieved as a T20 workforce below his management has been considerably thrilling and really productive.
“Nonetheless, in a world that’s ever-changing by way of how one can enhance, I’ve spoken about us changing into a championship workforce and never kind of a series-winning workforce, and I strongly consider in that, that we now have what it takes to win in World Cups, we’ve completed it earlier than…” Sammy stated.
“For me and my workers, from a management standpoint, you will need to perceive what and who will take us there, and at this second, after conversations that we’ve had with what Shai Hope has completed and the tradition that we’ve been in a position to construct within the ODI format and the way I see him enhance and mature as a frontrunner, I feel for this subsequent juncture in our white-ball workforce, I feel it’s a choice that may carry stability, continuity in the best way we wish to do issues and the best way we wish to play and Shai Hope is the particular person we’ve earmarked to try this.”
