Hope and Rovman: West Indies appoint new white-ball captains. Will lead the ODI and T20I teams starting with the upcoming tour of South Africa.
West Indies captaincy in ODI and T20I cricket:-
Shai Hope and Rovman Powell will captain the West Indies in ODIs and T20Is, replacing Nicholas Pooran.
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Who had resigned as the white-ball captain after last year’s T20 World Cup. Both men had served as vice-captains under Pooran, and will take up their respective roles during the upcoming tour of South Africa.
Global qualifiers in Zimbabwe later this year:-
Barring an impossible set of results in the last few Super League fixtures, the West Indies will have to earn their place in the ODI World Cup in India later this year via the global qualifiers in Zimbabwe.
Which is scheduled for June-July. They are currently eighth in the table, behind seventh-placed Afghanistan.
Hope, who captained Barbados in the regional Super 50 last year, has an impressive career record in ODIs, averaging 48.95, and has been tasked with taking West Indies to the World Cup.
Keeping an eye on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
“I would also like to thank CWI for allowing me to guide the team in the coming years as we look forward to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Which we will jointly organize with the United States of America next year. I am a passionate cricketer who believes in leading from the front and giving my 100 percent always.”
West Indies’ tour of South Africa will begin with two Tests from February 28 to March 12, where they will be led by Kraigg Brathwaite before the start of the white-ball game.
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The first ODIs will be held on March 16, 18, and 21, followed by T20Is on March 25, 26 and 28.
