Windies sack Sammy
Darren Sammy, who led West Indies to two World T20 titles, has said
in a video posted on his Facebook account that he won't be the West
Indies T20 captain anymore. In the video posted on Friday, Sammy said
the chairman of selectors informed him via a phone call that they had
"reviewed the captaincy of T20," and he did not merit a place in the
West Indies squad.
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Darren Sammy with World T20 trophy West Indies won four
months ago. |
"I got a call yesterday morning, it was probably 30 seconds, from the
chairman of selectors telling me that they've reviewed the captaincy of
T20 and I won't be captain anymore of the T20 team, [and] my
performances have not merited selection in the squad," Sammy said in the
video.
"That's okay, I've always believed West Indies cricket is not about
Darren Sammy. They are looking to the future and I wanna wish the new
captain - I don't know if it's out yet so I won't call any names - all
the best as he looks to lead West Indies cricket and take it forward.
"Obviously, throughout my captaincy, winning the two [T20] World Cups
has been the highlight. And these memories I will cherish for a long
time. This is not me retiring from one-day or T20, it's just me thanking
the fans and my players and the coaches I've worked with and WICB
for...yeah, letting me lead the side for the last six years. But for now
the captaincy has come to an end and thank you people.
"I just know I played with my heart and soul whenever I stepped out
on the cricket field."
In an emotional six-minute long video, Sammy first spoke about the
CPL campaign of his team St Lucia Zouks, that lost the eliminator to
Trinbago Knight Riders on Thursday, before talking about losing his West
Indies captaincy and his exclusion from the T20 squad. The limited-overs
team is scheduled to play two T20Is against India in Florida at the end
of the month.
"Six years ago I was asked to captain West Indies, a task which I
fought [and] would be the biggest challenge in my career, in my life,"
Sammy said.
"A task which I know would be so difficult but guess what...I took it
head on. I embraced the challenge, I embraced the difficulty. I turn up
at the office which is my playground, the cricket field, every day and
put in the work. |
