St John`s: Former West Indian skipper Richie Richardson has been named the new West Indies team manager, the West Indies Cricket Board said.
Richardson, who played 86 Test matches and 224 one-day internationals, scoring a total of 21 centuries, replaces Joel Garner, who had held the position on an interim basis.
The captain, has been appointed for a two-year term and will be in charge for the side`s tour to Sri Lanka for three one-day games to be followed by the World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The 49-year-old Antiguan will work alongside coach Otis Gibson and skipper Darren Sammy as the West Indies look to turn around several years of decline.
“As a former player and captain, I gave my all for West Indies cricket on the field. We are at the cusp of a new era and it is now time for me to contribute off the field and aid in the building and resurgence of West Indies cricket,” Richardson said in a statement.
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