All-rounder Roston Chase was named the West Indies Take a look at captain on Friday, although he hasn’t performed a Take a look at in additional than two years.
The 33-year-old Chase replaces 32-year-old Kraigg Brathwaite, who resigned from the job in March after three years.
Chase will lead West Indies in three house Exams towards Australia in June and July. The primary Take a look at in Bridgetown on Chase’s house island of Barbados will even be his fiftieth since his Take a look at debut in 2016.
The 1.96-meter (6-foot-5) off-spinner has taken 85 wickets at 46, and as a middle-order bat has scored greater than 2,200 runs at 26, together with 5 lots of.
His greatest bowl was 8-60 towards England within the second innings of a 381-run win in 2019 at his Bridgetown house floor.
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Chase was shortlisted for the captaincy with John Campbell, Tevin Imlach, Joshua Da Silva, Justin Greaves and Jomel Warrican. Shai Hope, the one-day and Twenty20 captain, declined to be thought-about.
West Indies officers mentioned they carried out detailed assessments of tactical strategy, management type, communication abilities and behavior earlier than selecting Chase.
“Our new captain has earned the respect of his friends, understands the duty that comes with the position, and has proven the management qualities we have to take this crew ahead,” coach Daren Sammy mentioned in a press release.
“I urge followers throughout the area to rally behind him — we’re constructing one thing particular,” he added.