Barbadian all-rounder Roston Chase, Trinidadian wicketkeeper/batsman Joshua Da Silva and Jamaica Scorpions captain John Campbell are among six candidates shortlisted for the West Indies Test team captaincy.
Campbell, Chase, and Da Silva, along with Jomel Warrican, Tevin Imlach, and Justin Greaves, have been identified as the best people to lead the team after former captain Kraigg Brathwaite decided to step down from the post.
Rumor has it that all six players had already been interviewed for the position.
Reports 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, 26, has played in 33 Tests and scored 1238 runs at an average of 24.76, including one century and five half-centuries. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in December 2020.
Campbell, 31, has played in 20 Tests, scoring 888 runs at an average of 26.11 and three half centuries.
Meanwhile, left-arm Barbadian spinner Warrican, 32, has played 19 Test matches and taken 73 wickets at an economy rate of 3.05.
He starred with bat and ball on the tour of Pakistan, which helped the West Indies to their first Test win on Pakistan soil in over 30 years, on their way to tying the series 1-1.
Meanwhile, newcomers Greaves (6) and Imlach (2) have played a combined eight Test matches for the West Indies and are considered to be two of the team’s bright young players.
