His refreshed enthusiasm for the game coupled with his talent and lateral thinking are going to go a long way in taking West Indies cricket back to the top.

Quite frankly, Carl Hooper is not consistent enough to be able to lead from the front. His rigid thinking has cost the team dear and WI could very well do without him. He doesn't command a batting place anymore and it's not fair to be leaving Marlon Samuels out.

The selectors should move forward and blood the youngster Devon Smith in this series.

Good luck Brian and welcome back...we look forward to another 1999.
Surya Pappu, USA

The prince is BACK! I hope he treats us with the same fireworks which greeted the Aussies last time!! Welcome home Lara!

I hope it will be a new chapter in the glorious West Indian history!
Ram, Providence, RI 

The West Indies, made the right choice, who knows how long Hooper's knees will last.

Chanderpaul is a consistent cricketer, but he does not posses the leadership qualities, the Windies should have Hinds as vice captain for the series against Sri Lanka, so that both him and Sarwan are groomed to eventually take over as captain and vice captain.
Osei James, Bermuda  

It's Great to see Lara back as West Indies Captain as memories of the 1999 series are still fresh in my mind.

Carl Hooper gave great service to West Indies cricket over the years, and for that he must be thanked and we must now move on towards the future.
Rondon Thomas, Sangre Grande Trinidad

The two other great cricketing nations, (Pakistan, West Indies) have taken step backwards in the World Cup this year. What these teams need is a bunch of young kids to walk in and lose or win for the next three or four years.

Putting Lara in is a temporary thing. They will eventually need a new man that is young and bold, and putting that kid in before the World Cup would be a grave mistake.
Ali, USA, NYC  

Brian Lara was the only man for the Job. This is now his time, the Windies are on the rise.
Chiryl Newman, St.James Barbados West Indies

The selectors had no choice but to name Lara captain.

I hope the captaincy will not prove a burden to the Trinidadian genius but he has proved he can balance the roles of captaincy and star batsman in the past.
Alex Bryce, Wiltshire  

Carl Hooper has done an admirable job and should stay on as captain.
Daniel, Eckington

Nice to see Lara back and I'm pleased for him. I hope you go forward to set more records.
Nosa Evbuomwan, Dallas, Texas

Lara's appointment as captain is the best choice given the limited number of candidates to choose from.

Hooper has done well since his return, the team was in a really bad state and he has laid a solid foundation for us to build upon.

However, at this point we need to be more aggressive and assert ourselves on the game when we sense an opening; we must be prepared to take chances and be innovative, and this is where Hooper falls short.

It is too big to ask for Sarwan at this stage. When Hooper was appointed we all knew he would not be around forever. Where was our succession planning?

Why did we have to wait until Hooper says he is thinking about calling it a day before we start looking for a new captain?
Marlon Clyne, Grenada W.I.