London, March 28 -- Jonny Bairstow will captain Yorkshire on their return to Division One of the County Championship.
He takes over the role after it was split between Pakistan batter Shan Masood and Jonny Tattersall last summer.
Bairstow, 35, who made his first-class debut for Yorkshire back in 2009, will also be first-choice wicketkeeper.
While Bairstow will take charge of the red-ball side, Dawid Malan will captain in the T20 Blast.
"It's a huge honour to become Yorkshire captain," Bairstow told BBC Sport.
"It's something as a young boy you dream about. It's something you want to do, no matter if it's the first few years of your career or the last few years of your career," he said.
"To be asked to do that with the group of boys we...