Jason Holder has been named as the West Indies' new Test captain ahead of next month's tour of Sri Lanka.
The bowling all-rounder will replace Denesh Ramdin as skipper, with the wicketkeeper-batsman dropping back into the ranks.
West Indies Cricket Board head selector Clive Lloyd deemed a fresh approach necessary following the Windies' consecutive Test defeats against Australia.
"He is a young man that all of the selectors, people in the Caribbean and worldwide believe has several of the qualities that can take our team forward," said Lloyd in a statement.
"We felt the time was right for a change and we feel he will do as well as he did when he was elevated to the position of one-day international captain ahead of the World Cup."
The Windies' first Test match against Sri Lanka gets underway on October 14.
