Hope and Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy

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Hope and Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy
Hope and Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy
Hope and Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy
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Shai Hope (29) will take over as West Indies one-day captain while Rovman Powell (29) will lead the side in Twenty20 Internationals, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said.

Nicholas Pooran, who had captained both white-ball teams, stepped down in November after West Indies' first-round exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia.

The new captains will begin their tenures next month in the limited-overs leg of their South Africa tour, which also features two tests.

Kraigg Brathwaite remains captain of the test side.

"It is a tremendous honour and privilege to be appointed captain of any West Indies team," wicketkeeper-batter Hope said in a CWI statement on Wednesday.

"To lead a team that is of such incredible significance not only to myself and my teammates but to our legion of fans the world over, is something one dreams of as a child."

West Indies lag well behind seventh-placed Afghanistan in the Super League standings and will have to go through qualifiers in Zimbabwe in June-July if they are to make this year's ODI World Cup in India.

West Indies are assured of their place at next year's T20 World Cup as they co-host the tournament with the United States.

"To be asked to carry the flag for the people of the Caribbean, there’s no bigger role in cricket in the region" all-rounder Powell said.

"I'm a passionate cricketer who believes in leading from the front and always giving 100%."

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