Sarwan says he wants Windies captaincy

ST MICHAEL’S – West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan said he is ready to take on the role of skipper should he be offered the chance.

Current captain Brian Lara is due to retire from one-day cricket at the end of the World Cup and he has declined to confirm whether he will lead the test side on the upcoming tour of England. “If given the opportunity I will grab it with both hands,” Sarwan told reporters after training on Sunday.”We will just have to wait and see, we have two World Cup games ahead of us.Whether Brian is the captain, whoever else captains the West Indies team I will give them my full support but if the chance comes my way I will go for it,” he added.One solution that may appeal to the West Indies Cricket Board is to stick with Lara as captain of the test team while appointing another captain, probably Sarwan for one-day games.Nampa-Reuters”If given the opportunity I will grab it with both hands,” Sarwan told reporters after training on Sunday.”We will just have to wait and see, we have two World Cup games ahead of us.Whether Brian is the captain, whoever else captains the West Indies team I will give them my full support but if the chance comes my way I will go for it,” he added.One solution that may appeal to the West Indies Cricket Board is to stick with Lara as captain of the test team while appointing another captain, probably Sarwan for one-day games.Nampa-Reuters