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Kraigg Brathwaite has stepped down as Test captain of the West Indies after three years in the role.<\/b><\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Brathwaite took over the side in March 2021<\/a>, leading them to a home series victory against England<\/a> in 2022 and winning a Test in Australia<\/a> for the first time in 27 years in 2024.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The West Indies will also have a new captain in T20s, with Shai Hope replacing Rovman Powell.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Powell had led the T20 side since 2023, winning home series against India, England and South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n