ST. JOHN’S, - Kraigg Brathwaite will replace Jason Holder as the West Indies Test Captain with a two-Test series against Sri Lanka coming up this month, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said yesterday.
Brathwaite has previously led the team in seven Tests while deputising for Holder, including in the recent 2-0 Test Series win away to Bangladesh.
“It is a huge honour to be given the Captaincy of the West Indies Test Team,” Brathwaite said.
“The recent Test Series win in Bangladesh was a fantastic achievement and I’m really looking forward to the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka and I’m excited about what I believe this team can achieve in the future.”
Roger Harper, CWI lead selector, said selectors were impressed that in Bangladesh Brathwaite “was able to motivate his players to play to a very high level and create the culture we are looking to establish where the team showed a collective determination to fight and a real hunger for success.” Test Series Schedule:
March 21-25: 1st Test at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua. March 29 to April 2: 2nd Test at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua. AFP
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