Development of the Test captaincy of West Indies
2000s
2000s
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Feb 2000
On 25 February 2000 Lara resigns as West Indies captain after New Zealand defeat, owing to lack of success in two years in the post, and took a sabbatical.
March 2000
[Jimmy Adams](/wiki/Jimmy_Adams "Jimmy Adams") appointed skipper for the series at home against Zimbabwe and then in England. Franklyn Rose and Chris Gayle were not considered for the tour of Australia, according to selector Mike Findlay because of "attitude problems during the trip to England"
2001
After two series wins, against Pakistan and Zimbabwe, and then losses to England and Australia, Jimmy Adams quit. [Carl Hooper](/wiki/Carl_Hooper "Carl Hooper") became captain again (coming out of retirement at age 35\).
Troubles continued around the team. Rumours that manager of the West Indies team, Ricky Skerritt, and coach Roger Harper would be replaced after 15 months of a three\-year contract. Psychologist Joe Hoad, a qualified sports psychologist and son of 1930 West Indies captain Teddy Hoad, appointed to the West Indies team on tour in December 2000 was at odds with Skerritt.Jamaica Gleaner 24 May 2001 Hoad resigned citing "major problems" among the players, including general indifference, low fitness levels and an aversion to hard work.

31 March 2003
[Brian Lara](/wiki/Brian_Lara "Brian Lara") was appointed West Indies captain for a second time. Lara was reinstated after being persuaded by then president Wes Hall to return when Carl Hooper was dismissed after the West Indies' first round exit from the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.
"The angry Hooper refused to make a decision whether he would be available to play. After three days he declined to play under Lara, ending his Test career at the age of 36\. They had been good friends. Now a firm friendship was ended.".Brian Lara, Cricket's Troubled Genius Brian Scovell (Tempus, 2007\)

2004
Bennett King eventually accepted the job of coach on a three\-year contract up to the 2007 World Cup. King was not only a member of the selection committee, he also had the casting vote, while the captain was not even to be a selector.
18 March 2005
Lara would not commit to play in the home series against South Africa during a protracted dispute over individual and team sponsorship, and [Shivnarine Chanderpaul](/wiki/Shivnarine_Chanderpaul "Shivnarine Chanderpaul") was appointed captain instead.
12 April 2006
Chanderpaul's resignation as skipper, following the tour of New Zealand. The selectors recalled Brian Lara, mainly on the insistence of new Trinidadian WICB president, [Ken Gordon](/wiki/Ken_Gordon_%28Trinidad%29 "Ken Gordon (Trinidad)").
April 2007
At the end of 2007 World Cup Brian Lara retired. [Ramnaresh Sarwan](/wiki/Ramnaresh_Sarwan "Ramnaresh Sarwan") was appointed skipper. Chair of Selectors [Gordon Greenidge](/wiki/Gordon_Greenidge "Gordon Greenidge") said [Daren Ganga](/wiki/Daren_Ganga "Daren Ganga") was the only other person considered, but in July, [Chris Gayle](/wiki/Chris_Gayle "Chris Gayle") became skipper when Sarwan was injured, despite WICB having earlier vetoed his appointment.
October 2007
Six months' after Bennett King's resignation, [John Dyson](/wiki/John_Dyson_%28cricketer%2C_born_1954%29 "John Dyson (cricketer, born 1954)"), formerly coach of Sri Lanka, took over as coach, to work with [Gayle](/wiki/Chris_Gayle "Chris Gayle") who retained the captaincy when [Sarwan](/wiki/Ramnaresh_Sarwan "Ramnaresh Sarwan") returned from injury, however thumb and hamstring injuries to Gayle left [Dwayne Bravo](/wiki/Dwayne_Bravo "Dwayne Bravo") as captain for both Twenty20 Internationals and the entire ODI series against [South Africa](/wiki/West_Indian_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_2007%E2%80%9308 "West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2007–08").
against Bangladesh July 2009
* West Indies Squad
The original squad for the series was selected as below:
1. [Chris Gayle](/wiki/Chris_Gayle "Chris Gayle") (captain)
2. [Denesh Ramdin](/wiki/Denesh_Ramdin "Denesh Ramdin") (vice\-captain)/(wicket\-keeper)
3. [Adrian Barath](/wiki/Adrian_Barath "Adrian Barath")
4. [Brendan Nash](/wiki/Brendan_Nash "Brendan Nash")
5. [Sulieman Benn](/wiki/Sulieman_Benn "Sulieman Benn")
6. [Dwayne Bravo](/wiki/Dwayne_Bravo "Dwayne Bravo")
7. [Shivnarine Chanderpaul](/wiki/Shivnarine_Chanderpaul "Shivnarine Chanderpaul")
8. [Narsingh Deonarine](/wiki/Narsingh_Deonarine "Narsingh Deonarine")
9. [Andrew Richardson](/wiki/Andrew_Richardson_%28cricketer%2C_born_1981%29 "Andrew Richardson (cricketer, born 1981)")
10. [Ravi Rampaul](/wiki/Ravi_Rampaul "Ravi Rampaul")
11. [Ramnaresh Sarwan](/wiki/Ramnaresh_Sarwan "Ramnaresh Sarwan")
12. [Jerome Taylor](/wiki/Jerome_Taylor "Jerome Taylor")
13. [Runako Morton](/wiki/Runako_Morton "Runako Morton")

However, the dispute between the [West Indies Cricket Board](/wiki/West_Indies_Cricket_Board "West Indies Cricket Board") and the [West Indies Players Association](/wiki/West_Indies_Players_Association "West Indies Players Association") saw the First XI go on strike. As such, an entirely new team was selected for the Test series.[West Indies name replacement squad](http://www.cricinfo.com/wivbdesh2009/content/story/413237.html) Not a single member of the new squad had played in the side's most recent Test match against England two months earlier, and nine of the fifteen players in the squad had never played a Test.
1. [Floyd Reifer](/wiki/Floyd_Reifer "Floyd Reifer") (captain)
2. [Darren Sammy](/wiki/Darren_Sammy "Darren Sammy") (vice\-captain)
3. [Ryan Austin](/wiki/Ryan_Austin "Ryan Austin")
4. [David Bernard](/wiki/David_Bernard_%28cricketer%29 "David Bernard (cricketer)")
5. [Tino Best](/wiki/Tino_Best "Tino Best")
6. [Kraigg Brathwaite](/wiki/Kraigg_Brathwaite "Kraigg Brathwaite")
7. [Andre Creary](/wiki/Andre_Creary "Andre Creary")
8. [Travis Dowlin](/wiki/Travis_Dowlin "Travis Dowlin")
9. [Kevin McClean](/wiki/Kevin_McClean "Kevin McClean")
10. [Nikita Miller](/wiki/Nikita_Miller "Nikita Miller")
11. [Nelon Pascal](/wiki/Nelon_Pascal "Nelon Pascal")
12. [Omar Phillips](/wiki/Omar_Phillips "Omar Phillips")
13. [Dale Richards](/wiki/Dale_Richards "Dale Richards")
14. [Kemar Roach](/wiki/Kemar_Roach "Kemar Roach")
15. [Chadwick Walton](/wiki/Chadwick_Walton "Chadwick Walton") (wicket\-keeper)


How many players in the new squad had never played a Test before?