Hope and Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy

Cricket - First Test - England v West Indies - Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium, Southampton, Britain - July 12, 2020 West Indies' Shai Hope in action, as play resumes behind closed doors following

Shai Hope will take over as West Indies one-day captain while Rovman Powell will lead the side in Twenty20 Internationals,CricketWest Indies (CWI) said.

Nicholas Pooran, who had captained both white-ball teams, stepped down in November after West Indies' first-round exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia.

The new captains will begin their tenures next month in the limited-overs leg of their South Africa tour, which also features two tests.

Kraigg Brathwaite remains captain of the test side.

"It is a tremendous honour and privilege to be appointed captain of any West Indies team," wicketkeeper-batter Hope said in a CWI statement on Wednesday.

"To lead a team that is of such incredible significance not only to myself and my team mates but to our legion of fans the world over, is something one dreams of as a child."

West Indies lag well behind seventh-placed Afghanistan in the Super League standings and will have to go through qualifiers in Zimbabwe in June-July if they are to make this year's ODI World Cup in India.

West Indies are assured of their place at next year's T20 World Cup as they co-host the tournament with the United States.

"To be asked to carry the flag for the people of the Caribbean, there’s no bigger role incricketin the region ..." all-rounder Powell said.

"I'm a passionatecricketer who believes in leading from the front and always giving 100%."