Brandon King will serve as interim West Indies Captain for the upcoming T20 International (T20I) Series against South Africa.
This announcement comes from the Cricket West Indies Selection Panel, which also named Roston Chase as the interim Vice-Captain.
King was set to lead the West Indies A-Team on the recently concluded T20 tour to Nepal before he was withdrawn due to injury.
Chase, who appointed instead, went on to lead the A-Team to a series win against Nepal.
CWI says Alzarri Joseph and Sherfane Rutherford will be added to the squad for the series if their respective franchises don’t reach the IPL Final.
Meanwhile Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran will both be rested for the series and will join the squad in Trinidad on May 27th.
This series against South Africa precedes the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, and starts on May 23rd at the iconic Sabina Park, which has not hosted international cricket since August 2022.
The West Indies Men’s squad for the series is as follows:
- Brandon King (Captain)
- Roston Chase (Vice-Captain)
- Fabian Allen
- Alick Athanaze
- Johnson Charles
- Andre Fletcher
- Mathew Forde
- Jason Holder
- Akeal Hosein
- Shamar Joseph
- Kyle Mayers
- Obed McCoy
- Gudakesh Motie
- Romario Shepherd
- Hayden Walsh
Match Schedule T20I Series – West Indies vs South Africa
- 23 May 1st T20I West Indies v South Africa at Sabina Park, Jamaica 2:00 pm JT/3:00 pm ECT
- 25 May 2nd T20I West Indies v South Africa at Sabina Park, Jamaica 2:00 pm JT/3:00 pm ECT
- 26 May 3rd T20I West Indies v South Africa at Sabina Park, Jamaica 2:00 pm JT/3:00 pm ECT
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