Frequent changing of captains won't do much good for West Indies cricket

When Kieron Pollard walked out in place of Dwayne Bravo for the toss during the second game of the tri-series, it did surprise many. A team that has a few senior players with experience of leading the side were overlooked in favour of a man who has never led. But, this only goes on to reflect a confused approach as far as the reins of leadership in West Indies are concerned.

Over the last two years, Darren Sammy has led West Indies in most of their One-Day Internationals (ODIs). Bravo only led when Sammy was rested for the series against Zimbabwe early this year. A few months down the line, he was elevated to the captaincy in the format and Sammy was only retained at the helm in Tests.

Sammy’s dismissal from one-day captaincy was a surprise as he had masterminded a revival of sorts for West Indies cricket. His most significant achievement as a captain was leading the side to the title triumph at the ICC World T20 2012. Not only that, West Indies have significant raised the bar under Sammy and regained their fighting spirit in Test cricket. However, their record in ODIs under Sammy wasn’t too great. What seems to have gone against him is the series 2-3 defeat to Bangladesh and a 0-5 whitewash Down Under earlier this year.

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