ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Barbadian all-rounder Roston Chase, Trinidadian wicketkeeper/batsman Joshua Da Silva, and Jamaica Scorpions captain John Campbell are reportedly among six candidates shortlisted for the captaincy of the West Indies Test team.
According to reports, Campbell, Chase, and Da Silva, along with Jomel Warrican and newcomers Tevin Imlach and Justin Greaves, have been identified as the best people to lead the team following former captain Kraigg Brathwaite’s decision to step down.
In a voice note making the rounds on social media, veteran cricket commentator Andrew Mason, host of the popular Mason and Guest radio show, claimed that all six players had already been interviewed for the position.
Reports also indicate that Cricket West Indies (CWI) officials are set to meet soon to make a final decision.
The 33-year-old Chase is the most experienced of the candidates, having played 49 Test matches since making his debut against India in 2016.
He scored 2265 runs at an average of 26.33, including five centuries and 11 half-centuries.
Chase has also taken 85 wickets at an economy rate of 3.45.
Da Silva played in 33 Tests and was the West Indies’ first-choice wicketkeeper in recent years until he was dropped in place of Imlach on the West Indies tour of Pakistan in January.
He has scored 1238 runs at an average of 24.76 with one century and five half-centuries.
Campbell, one of the two captains involved in last year’s CG United Super50 Cup debacle, has played in 20 Tests, scoring 888 runs at an average of 26.11 and three half-centuries.
Meanwhile, left-arm spinner Warrican has played 19 Test matches and taken 73 wickets at an economy rate of 3.05.
The Barbadian starred with both bat and ball on the Pakistan tour, helping the visitors register their first Test win on Pakistani soil in over 30 years and tie the series 1-1.
Meanwhile, Greaves and Imlach have played a combined eight Test matches for the West Indies but are considered two of the bright young players in the region.
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