USA Cricket Names Monank Patel As Full-time Captain In White-Ball Cricket

Wicketkeeper-batsman Monank Patel has been appointed as full-time white-ball captain of the USA cricket team before the series against Ireland.

Team Ireland are all set to tour the United States for the multi-format limited-overs series of five international matches for the very first time as a Full Member Nation of the ICC and the tour is scheduled to begin from December 22 and will end on December 30.

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In an official statement released by USA Cricket, it was stated that Patel will be taking over the captaincy responsibility in ODIs and T20Is and Aaron Jones was named as vice-captain of the team.

“The National Selection Panel have also named a new One Day International captain with Monank Patel taking the reigns as the leader of the United States now in both white-ball formats, with Aaron Jones remaining as his deputy in both ODI and T20I formats,” USA Cricket said in a statement.

Meanwhile, spinner Vatsal Vaghela and wicketkeeper-batsman Rahul Jariwala have got the maiden call-up for the Ireland series.

The National Selection Panel Felt That Monank Patel Was The Correct Choice As Leader Across Both ODIs And T20Is – Michael Voss

Chair of the Men’s National Selection Panel, Michael Voss said that Patel, who took over as full-time T20I captain on the successful tour of Antigua will be taking the charge in limited-overs cricket. He also lauded former captain Saurabh Netravakar and said that he will remain a key member of the team in the upcoming years.

“In terms of the change of captaincy, the National Selection Panel felt that Monank was the correct choice as leader across both of our primary formats to keep a consistency within the playing and leadership group,” said Chair of the Men’s National Selection Panel, Michael Voss.

“We would like to pay tribute to Saurabh’s leadership and qualities as captain of Team USA in recent years who has been a fine captain for America, we are certain he will remain a key part of the team for many years to come,” he added.

USA T20I squad: Monank Patel (capt./wk), Karima Gore, Aaron Jones, Marty Kain, Ali Khan, Jaskaran Malhotra, Xavier Marshall, Saurabh Netravalkar, Nisarg Patel, Gajanand Singh, Jessy Singh, Steven Taylor, Rusty Theron, Vatsal Vaghela.

USA ODI squad: Monank Patel (capt./wk), Rahul Jariwala (wk), Aaron Jones, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Jaskaran Malhotra, Xavier Marshall, Sushant Modani, Saurabh Netravalkar, Nisarg Patel, Gajanand Singh, Jessy Singh, Steven Taylor, Vatsal Vaghela

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