Leicestershire have named batter Louis Kimber as captain of their T20 Blast facet.
The 28-year-old replaces Peter Handscomb within the position, with the Australian promoted to skipper of Leicestershire’s County Championship and One-Day Cup sides.
Kimber has made 100 appearances for Leicestershire throughout all codecs and has scored 2,770 runs for the membership – which incorporates his astonishing knock of 243 against Sussex last season, when he recorded the quickest double century in County Championship historical past and a competition-record 43 from a single over.
Within the T20 Blast, Kimber boasts a strike price of just about 154 for the three-time title winners.
“I am over the moon to tackle the captaincy,” Kimber informed the club website., external
“By way of my largest strengths as a captain, I prefer to assume I am fairly a peaceful character, particularly in pressurised conditions out on the sector. I keep degree and all the time attempt to discover other ways to win.”
