Trial by fire: Chase’s first assignment as the WI captain will be against Australia. File
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Roston Chase has two immediate puzzles to solve — find his groove in Test cricket and tame Australia in his first series as the new West Indies captain, and he is confident of achieving those twin targets with his “calm style” of leadership.
Chase is coming back to Test cricket after a hiatus of two years, and his first assignment is against Australia in a three-match series at home starting on Wednesday (June 25, 2025).
“I’ve never captained a senior team in terms of the West Indies team or the Barbados team. But I’ve captained eight teams in the West Indies before. I think I’m a good leader. Obviously, I’m not perfect. I’m still learning,” said Chase during an interaction facilitated by FanCode.
The 33-year-old revealed he had a talk with head coach Darren Sammy ahead of taking over from Kraigg Brathwaite.
“The captaincy conversations that I had would have been with the coach, Darren Sammy, and Miles Bascombe from the board. I’ve been out for two years, but Sammy approached me about coming back because I always wanted to come back and play Test cricket”.
Published – June 25, 2025 03:19 am IST
