Roston Chase has been made the new Test captain of the West Indies cricket team. Chase has replaced the Crag Brathwaite, who resigned from the captaincy in March this year. Let us know that 33 -year -old chase has been out of the Test team for two years, he played the last match in this format in March 2023.
Chase will take over this responsibility for the first time in the domestic Test series against Australia. Jomel Warrican has been appointed as the vice-captain of the team.
Cricket West Indies said in its statement that the names of John Campbell, Tevin Imla, Joshua da Silva and Justin Greaves were also considered for the role of captain and vice -captain. At the same time, the captain of the current ODI and T20 team, Shai Hope, rejected the captaincy off.
The interview panel consisted of Darren Sammy (Head Coach), Miles Basket (Cricket Director) and Hanoc Lewis (Chairman of the Cricket Strategy and Executive Committee).
Cricket West Indies President Dr. Kishore Shalo said, “This selection process is one of our most wide and visionary processes ever.” “I am very impressed by professionalism, fairness and strategic thinking, which shaped the final decision. It establishes a new criteria for leadership appointments in West Indies cricket.”
At the same time, head coach Sammy urged the fans to support his new captain. “I fully support this appointment. Our new captain has earned the honor of his comrades, understands the responsibility coming with the role, and has shown the leadership qualities necessary to take this team forward.”
Chase has played 49 Test matches so far, scoring 2265 runs at an average of 26.33, including five centuries. Apart from this, he has also taken 85 wickets, in which the best performance has been 8 wickets for 60 runs.
