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West Indies cricket: Kraigg Brathwaite steps down as Test captain

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Kraigg Brathwaite has stepped down as Test captain of the West Indies after three years in the role.

The 32-year-old will hand over the captaincy to an as yet unnamed replacement for Australia’s three-match Test tour of the Caribbean in June and July.

Brathwaite took over the side in March 2021, leading them to a home series victory against England in 2022 and winning a Test in Australia for the first time in 27 years in 2024.

His team finished eighth in the most recent World Test Championship standings, and the opening batter now steps aside at the beginning of a new cycle.

The West Indies will also have a new captain in T20s, with Shai Hope replacing Rovman Powell.

Hope, 31, who already led the West Indies in one-day internationals, will take charge for the first time in six T20s away in England and Ireland in June.

Powell had led the T20 side since 2023, winning home series against India, England and South Africa.


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