Saturday 20 December 2014 21:17, UK
The West Indies have followed England in replacing their one-day captain less than two months before the World Cup after replacing Dwayne Bravo with Jason Holder.
Holder, who turned 23 last month, has been named to lead the squad in the five ODIs in South Africa next month.
The fast-bowling all-rounder has played 21 ODIs since his debut in February 2013 in Australia.
"We expect him to be around for a very long time," said Clive Lloyd, the chairman of selectors. "He has a very good cricketing brain and has the makings of a very good leader.
"The selectors decided that now is the time to make the transition, and Jason will have people around him to help and guide him. Some might say it's close to the time of next year's Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, but we know that we have a good one-day team which can do very well."
Bravo's last game was the fourth ODI in India in October, after which the West Indies quit the tour in a contract dispute with the national board and players' union, in which Bravo was the players' figurehead. He also was involved in resolving the dispute back in the Caribbean.
He, along with Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Darren Sammy, the ODI captain a year ago, has been left out of the squad for the series against South Africa.
