Opener Kraigg Braithwaite has been named as the captain of the West Indies Test team in place of all-rounder Jason Holder. The 28-year-old Braithwaite recently captained the West Indies in a series with Bangladesh in the absence of regukar captain Jason Holder where Windies won the series by 2–0.
After being named captain of the West Indies Test team, Braithwaite said, “It is a great honor to be given the captaincy of the West Indies Test team. I feel very proud and happy that the Board and the selectors have given me the opportunity and responsibility to lead the team. We recently won the Test series in Bangladesh, which was a great achievement and I am looking forward to the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka and am excited.”
Roger Harper, lead selector for West Indies, said: “We all believe that Kraigg is the right man to lead our Test side at this point in time and I’m delighted that he has accepted the role. In the recent Test series against Bangladesh, Kraigg 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.”
It is worth noting that at present, the number one all-rounder in Test cricket, Jason Holder, has been the captain of the national team in 37 Tests between 2015 and 2021. West Indies won in 11 matches and has drawn five Test under his captaincy. At the same time, the team has lost in 21 Tests. West Indies next stop in Test cricket is a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka from 21 March.
