All-rounder Dwayne Bravo has hit out at the West Indies Cricket Board for removing Rovman Powell as their T20 International (T20I) captain and replacing him with Shai Hope.
Under Powell, West Indies had won series against India, South Africa and England. Moreover, under his leadership, West Indies jumped to the third spot in the ICC T20I rankings.
In a social media post, Bravo said this was one of the board’s worst decisions.
“@windiescricket once again you guys prove to the people of the Caribbean and the cricket world that the injustices towards players continues! As a former player and a fan of WI cricket this is easily one of the worst decisions ever @ravipowell52 taking over captaincy when our T20 team was in 9th spot and was able to move up to 3rd sport in the rankings, and this is how you guys repay him. the bad treatment towards players when would it Stop! this is so sad on all levels..make it make sense! SMH #JusticeForRP,” Bravo wrote on Instagram.
Since Powell took over as captain in 2022, he has led West Indies to 19 wins in 37 matches. Only Daren Sammy (28 wins) has achived more suceess as T20I captain.
Moreover, Kraigg Brathwaite has also stepped down as the Test captain. While West Indies have not named his successor, they will have a new captain for the next World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.