West Indies appoint Kieron Pollard as new ODI and T20 captain

Kieron Pollard has been named as the West Indies’ new limited-overs captain as part of a national group revamp.
The Windies are still seeking a head trainer to trace interim appointments Richard Pybus and Floyd Reifer.
Pollard, 32, has not played an ODI since 2016 but has showcased in internationals, most recently against India last month, and is now a standard in T20 competitions such as the Vitality Twenty20 the Indian Premier League and the Big Bash of Australia.
Jason Holder will revert into the Test captaincy as Pollard takes over from Carlos Brathwaite at T20 and out of him 50-over cricket.
Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt told windiescricket.com:»We believe Kieron Pollard is the ideal person at the right time now to direct the West Indies team in white-ball cricket.
«Jason Holder is a very important force and he’s still likely to be our red-ball captain»
Pollard said:»I’m really honoured to be appointed captain of the West Indies and I’d love to thank Cricket West Indies’ board of directors for putting their faith and confidence in me.
«I have played with franchise cricket all around the world and that I hope to utilize this experience to assist the West Indies in my role as captain.
«In the brief term as captain, the immediate aim is to shield the T20 World Cup.»

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