Cricket News: Nicholas Pooran, a West Indies hitter, has decided to end his tenure as team captain and has resigned from the position. Although he was given the position on May 4, 2022, the team has not fared well under his direction. West Indies, the defending champions of the T20 World Cup 2022, were unable to advance to the Super 12 round after losing the bilateral series against other teams.
Cricket After the team’s elimination from the world championship, West Indies stated that the board would make some bold decisions and conduct a thorough post-mortem of the team’s circumstances. Following the team’s Test series against Sri Lanka, West Indies head coach Phil Simmons also made the decision to resign from his position after the team was eliminated from the competition.
“Since the T20 World Cup was such a huge disappointment, I’ve given the captaincy a lot of consideration. I took on the position with tremendous pride and determination, and throughout the past year, I have given it my all. We must not let the T20 World Cup define who we are, and I will be happy to participate in the upcoming reviews. Despite the fact that it will be a while before we get together again as a team, I want to give Cricket West Indies plenty of time to get ready for the matches against South Africa in March and beyond, Pooran was quoted as saying by the organization.
“I’m not giving up, I promise. The West Indies cricket captaincy, in my still-ambitious eyes, is an honour conferred upon you. There is no question about my continued dedication to West Indies cricket, and I welcome the opportunity to contribute as a senior player in a supporting capacity. I firmly believe that resigning as West Indies’ white ball captain at this time is in the team’s and my own best interests, as I need to focus on what I can bring to the team as a player. I sincerely want us to be successful, and the best contribution I can make to the team is by putting all of my attention into the responsibility of reliably scoring runs when they are needed, he continued.
I have faith that we can advance West Indies cricket and make the region proud: Pooran
Following Kieron Pollard’s retirement from all international cricket formats, Pooran was chosen to fill the position of a skipper. In Pollard’s absence last year, Pooran served as the team’s interim captain and guided them to a 4-1 T20I series victory against Australia. Pooran captained the group in a total of 17 ODIs and 23 T20Is. And under his direction, the group triumphed over the Netherlands (ODI, 3-0) and Bangladesh.
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