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Darren Sammy appointed West Indies’ head coach ahead of World Cup

ANTIGUA: The Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Friday, announced the appointments of their new head coaches – Darren Sammy and Andrey Coley – for their national men’s senior team in white-ball and red-ball formats respectively. 

West Indies’ most successful T20I captain Sammy is up for a new role for his national side as the former all-rounder has been named the head coach of the white ball – ODIs and T20I – teams.

Meanwhile, former wicketkeeper batter Andrey Cole was named the head coach of the senior men’s red-ball teams.

After assuming the new role, Darren Sammy’s first assignment will be the three-match ODI Series against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Sharjah in June.

Following this, West Indies will partake in ICC Men’s World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe, which will feature 10 teams including West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, Oman, Nepal, USA and UAE.

Speaking on his appointment, Darren Sammy termed it a big challenge but at the same time is upbeat and looking forward to the opportunity.

“It will be a challenge but one that I’m ready for and excited about. I’m really looking forward to the opportunity, especially looking at the players we have and the impact that I believe I can have in the dressing room.

“I believe I will bring the same approach as I had as a player: the passion, the desire for success, and my undying love for West Indies cricket. When I look around there is an abundance of talent, and what I saw in South Africa in the white ball matches under new captains Shai Hope and Rovman Powell and the leadership provided by Andre Coley, there is great belief that we can do well.

“I’m looking forward to imparting my knowledge, my tactical acumen, my communication skills and my man-management skills. I get excited about putting the plans together and seeing the players execute them.”

It is worth mentioning here that Darren Sammy powered West Indies to two T20 World Cup triumphs in 2012 and 2016.

Following his retirement from international cricket, the all-rounder represented several teams in different franchise leagues across the world. He has also coached teams in Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

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Darren Sammy wishes Pakistan on Independence Day

KARACHI: Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy extended his wishes as Pakistan celebrates its 75th Diamond Jubilee anniversary on Sunday.

Sammy shared an old picture of himself dressed in traditional Shalwar Kameez and holding Pakistan’s flag at Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum in Karachi on his official Twitter account.

“Happy 75th Independence Day Pakistan,” he wrote in his tweet.

It is pertinent to mention that Sammy has been an integral part of the Pakistan Super League and captained Peshawar Zalmi before taking on the mentorship role in the franchise.

He was also conferred with Sitara-i-Pakistan, a prestigious civil award, by the President of Pakistan for his contributions to the revival of international cricket in the country.

READ: Pakistan team celebrates Independence Day in Netherlands

Miandad set to supervise, Afridi, Malik, Sammy to be Icon players of PJL

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja has revealed the plan for conducting the inaugural edition Pakistan Junior League (PJL) as he charged legendary batter Javed Miandad to supervise the league.

Speaking at a press conference, PCB Chairman announced Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, and Darren Sammy to be the icon players of the league,

“There is no batsman better than Miandad to supervise the league,” he said. “We’ve selected three icon players for the PJL, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, and Darren Sammy,” he added.

He further stated that 30 companies were ready to own the six franchises planned for the tournament.

“PCB is the first cricket board which is organizing a junior league,” claimed Ramiz.

The PJL will be the first of its sort T20 league contested by under-19 teams, featuring local as well as international players. The teams will recruit the young players via a draft system and will be allowed to avail the services of an iconic player as the team mentor to boost the confidence of the players.

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Darren Sammy receives Sitara-e-Pakistan award

KARACHI: Former West Indian captain Darren Sammy received the Sitara-e-Pakistan award for his role in the revival of international cricket in Pakistan.

Sammy was one of the most prominent names among the foreign cricketers that visited the country for the final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017 as he led his side Peshawar Zalmi to lift their maiden PSL trophy after defeating Quetta Gladiators.

Later in September, the former West Indian captain returned to Pakistan as part of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World XI, which toured the country for a three-match T20I series in an attempt to revive international cricket in Pakistan following the ICC’s five-year ban imposed after a tragic attack on the Sri Lankan team in 2009.

Taking to Twitter, the Caribbean all-rounder expressed his gratitude for receiving the honourable award.

“There it is, me collecting the Sitara-I-Pakistan award. Such a proud moment,” Sammy wrote.

 

It is pertinent to mention here that Sammy is the only captain in T20I cricket history to win two World Cups (2012 and 2016), which makes him one of the most successful captains.

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