West Indies new T20 captain Carlos Brathwaite said a vote of confidence from his predecessor Darren Sammy and encouragement from the senior players made his transition into the role easier.The WICB named Brathwaite to lead the side against India in two T20 matches in Florida on August 27 and 28. Sammy, who led West Indies to two World T20 titles, had announced the news of his axing as captain through a Facebook post and was later dropped from the squad.He just told me, Congratulations. He heard it before I spoke to him, and he just said, Congratulations, its a big challenge. He gave me his blessing and as a senior guy appreciated it, which allowed me to ease into the role, Brathwaite said at a press conference after the fourth Test against India in Port of Spain. I havent officially started yet, but it has allowed me to transition easier from just being told [about the captaincy] to the excitement of wanting to get on the field and lead. It was a good vote of confidence speaking to Sammy, then I saw him at a charity event, saw some of the senior guys as well, all have been telling me positive things. Brathwaite stressed that members in the West Indies side were mature enough to handle a change in leadership. He added the players enjoyed each others company and, from that point of view, leading the side would be easy.I think a team like this will be pretty easy to lead, from the point of view that the dressing room is a fun place to be. I dont think its a case where I have to negotiate too many egos, he said. The guys enjoy each others company. Its just a matter for me to go there, do the things that I can do, firstly as a player and then a captain, continue to mould the team that Darren has started to mould, efficiently.Again, the most important thing is getting victories for the West Indies. As a new leader, things might change bit by bit. Its just about adjusting and then for me to find ways for the team to continue to win.I dont want to get too deep into the psychology of changing leaders and stuff like that. I think all the guys are mature enough. We have had cases where some of the guys were captains, and then played the next series under a different captain. We are professionals, we all know what we have to go out there and do.Its a matter of, first, to go out there and win games for the West Indies and I hope that my leadership can influence that in some part. Even if it doesnt, if we win the games that will be the most important thing.Brathwaite, 28, has only recently found himself settling into West Indies limited-overs sides. One of his best moments came during the World T20 final against England earlier this year. With his team needing 19 runs off the last over, he struck four successive sixes off Ben Stokes to take the side to their second T20 title.Prior to that tournament, however, Brathwaite had played only two T20Is - against South Africa in January 2015 and against Bangladesh in 2011. His place in the Test team, meanwhile, is not settled. He made his debut against Australia during the Boxing Day Test at the MCG last year, but has played only two matches since then. In the series against India, he was picked for the first Test where he scored a duck and an unbeaten 51, but was dropped for the remaining matches.Brathwaite said feedback from the selectors about his exclusion gave him a chance to become a better all-round player.I want to be the best I can be. I want to myself available in all three formats for the West Indies and I obviously dont want to make goals I havent been able to fulfill as yet, he said. Again a bit old, but I dont know if Ill be able to see us back at the top in Test cricket as yet. But just improvement and progression, I think we start to improve and I want to be a bigger part of that improvement and progression as well.Being dropped, I got a clear message from the selectors why I was dropped as well. I was disappointed but its a chance for me now to go forward and get a bit stronger and get a bit better as well and when you get that chance again, whenever it may be, it is up to me to take that chance and become a better player all-round.Brathwaite said that before accepting the captaincy, he had sought clarification from the selectors on their expectations of him.Yes there was hesitation. I wanted to contact my family and my close advisors before I took the job. It is an honour, I would never say I didnt want to take it. But obviously I had some questions that I asked of the selection panel before I took the job. 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Spent time at the childrens hospital in New Orleans during the teams two trips to New Orleans and also spent time at the Dallas childrens hospital during the trip to the 2015 Goodyear Cotton Bowl ... Volunteered numerous hours at retirement homes across Tuscaloosa ... Made visits to the Tuscaloosa VA hospital in each of the last three years ... Most recently, spent a day this summer doing a Habitat for Humanity build with his teammates ... Also helped in packing up football equipment for schools in West Virginia affected by the significant floods that affected the state over this past summer.Brooks Ellis, Arkansas 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist ... 2016 Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist ... Leverett Elementary School and Lifestyles group (people with disabilities) ... Participated in Book Hogs Read to Win and Book Hogs Pizza Party with local elementary school students ... Reading with Razorbacks initiative ... 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Worked with Extra Special People, an organization assisting individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, among other charities.Courtney Love, Kentucky Participated in a service/educational trip to Ethiopia ... Serves in a mentoring program with high school students ... Participated in an event at the Indian Summer Camp for children who are cancer survivors or currently have cancer ... Has taken part in events with the UK Childrens Hospital, Read Across America, Special Olympics and Champs Camp youth football camp, along with other service activities ... Nominee for the Danny Wuerffel Trophy for academic, football and community service excellence ... A transfer from Nebraska, he was active there as well, earning a Student-Athlete Hero Leadership Award and being named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.Danny Etling, LSU Member of the Boys Scouts and achieved Eagle Scout status ... 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Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a seven-year old, now is active with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) ... 2016 Wuerffel Trophy nominee.LaTroy Lewis, Tennessee Started his own charitable organization - Project Elevate - which is a non-profit organization that focuses on mentoring local children and helping them with goal setting and goal achievement ... Organized and ran Hero Day on Oct. 22 at Lonsdale Park where he and fellow student-athletes ran a special community service event in honor of the late local hero Zaevion Dobson, who died last December while shielding friends from gunfire ... Spoke about the importance of helping others and created activities at Hero Day like washing cars and picking up trash around the neighborhood for local children to participate in so they could understand the value of giving back to the community; charitable donations from the event went directly to Lonsdale Elementary School ... 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