Hope, Pooran to lead after Pollard ruled out

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Shai Hope will lead West Indies for the first time after Kieron Pollard was ruled out of the tour of Pakistan starting next week.

While the 28-year-old Hope will preside over the three One-Day Inter-nationals, the 26-year-old Nicholas Pooran will lead in the three-match Twenty20 International series following on from his stint in the Caribbean earlier this year.