GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Legendary former West Indies captain Sir Clive Lloyd believes that Cricket West Indies (CWI) made a mistake in naming 33-year-old Jomel Warrican as its Test vice-captain, suggesting they should have given the responsibility to one of the younger candidates.
His comments come a week after CWI announced Roston Chase as its new Test captain. The 33-year-old becomes the 10th Barbadian to lead the regional side.
Fellow Barbadian Warrican, who has played 19 Test matches for the West Indies, was also introduced as vice-captain.
However, Sir Clive hinted that 26-year-old Trinidadian wicketkeeper/batsman Joshua Da Silva – among six people interviewed for the Test captaincy – would have been a better choice considering his age.
Speaking on WESN TV’s Face of Sports show on Friday, Sir Clive said he hoped the younger players who were unsuccessful would not be disheartened. “Well, I hope that they are not disillusioned. Keep the faith. What is for you is for you.
“My mother always used to say that if you don’t get it now, you will get it just now, so the youngsters have to keep the faith,” Sir Clive, widely regarded as one of the greatest ever captains, said.
“That is where Cricket West Indies went wrong. You can’t give a 33-year-old and another 33-year-old [the captaincy and vice-captaincy]. You should have gone for a 26-year-old so that he would have all of that experience in two years, and then he’d be able to take over the mantle. That is what I would have done.”
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