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Nicholas Pooran appointed ODI and T20 captain of West Indies

Category : Sports
Published on: May 05 2022 Share on facebook

  • Nicholas Pooran was appointed as the replacement of Kieron Pollard, who retired recently, as the new captain of West Indies' ODI and T20I teams.
  • The appointment will include the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2022 and the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in October 2023.
  • Pooran has already captained the West Indies Men in Pollard’s absence, leading them to a CG Insurance T20I Series win at home against Australia in 2021.
  • His first outing as captain will be the three away ODIs against The Netherlands in Amstelveen starting May 31 which form part of the ICC World Cup Super League.
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