Darren Sammy refuses to receive a medal from Cricket West Indies Chairman Dave Cameron

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">At the presentation ceremony Darren Sammy refused to receive a medal from Cricket West Indies Chairman Dave Cameron <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvWXI?src=hash">#PAKvWXI</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/908758988828880900">September 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Some more background on this:

Sammy snubbed the Caribbean cricket board’s official by walking right out of the queue formed to collect their medals. His move signalled that all is still not well between the cricketers in West Indies and their officials, despite some recent steps ensuring that the big names return to the Caribbean side.

Several of West Indies’ players including Sammy had been at the loggerheads with their cricket board. The matter had touched an embarrassing low after Sammy lambasted the then West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) officials during the presentation ceremony of the ICC World T20 2016 in India.

Sammy is the only captain in history to have won the ICC World T20 twice. Before guiding West Indies to a win in 2016, he had led them to their first title win in the 2012 edition organised in Sri Lanka. The 33-year-old was removed from captaincy in what he claimed was a ’30-second phone call’ from the chairman of selectors, who had informed him that he would not be a part of the West Indies team anymore.

“Throughout my captaincy, winning the two T20 World Cups has been the highlight. And these memories I will cherish for a long time. 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,” Sammy had expressed after being dropped.

 

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Awkward on many fronts.

Did PCB not think about this scenario? Obviously not and a schoolboy error.

 

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Yep, the poor sportsmanship may have been from the PCB who, I can only assume, did not inform Sammy beforehand that he would be receiving a medal from Cameron. An alternative scenario is that Sammy was informed, but decided to intentionally make a show of Cameron by snubbing him live on TV....again.

 

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Mumbai, Sept 19: Pakistani captain Sarfraz Ahmed didn't use any special coin during toss ceremony in any of the three T-20 matches against Faf de Plussis, the captain of the last visiting team to his country earlier this month (this was confirmed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nazam Sethi).

However, all the visiting members of the World XI team did receive a specially made silver coin in the memory of this historic series, which happened first time after the terror attacks on the Sri Lankan team in 2009.

The coin was also handed over to Dave Cameron, the president of the Cricket West Indies (CWI).

"It (the coin) is the similar to what the players received", Cameron, speaking exclusively, said to this Reporter.

Interestingly, Cameron, who was one among the other invitees, was also present at the dais to hand over the prizes to the players.

Unlike the other members of the World XI team, Darren Sammy, did not come forward to accept the medal at the hands of Cameron and preferred to take a toilet-break at this point of time.

"During one of the matches in the Pakistan Super League also, he went for a toilet break at the presentation", one of the sources in Pakistan confirmed. "However, this time it was not a genuine toilet break by him", the source further added.

Sammy's relation with his own cricket board is not as good as it should have been.

Cameron refused to comment whether did he feel insulted or embarrassed with Sammy's act on seeking the emergency toilet break.

"I don't want to say anything on this. No comments", he answered in response to the repeated requests. .

Apparently, Cameron was satisfied with the security and other arrangements for the series and is likely to send the Windies team to Pakistan for the bilateral matches.

https://pakobserver.net/darren-sammys-emergency-toilet-break-not-genuine/

 

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BREAKING NEWS: Daren Sammy comes out swinging against Dave Cameron

(SNO) — Former West Indies cricket captain Daren Sammy has come out in full support of the challengers for Cricket West Indies (CWI) leadership, Ricky Skerritt and Dr Kishore Shallow.

Skerritt and Shallow will face off against the incumbents, CWI President Wycliffe Dave Cameron and Vice President Emmanuel Nanthan.

In a lengthy live broadcast on his very popular Facebook page, the all-rounder from Saint Lucia shared his thoughts on the upcoming general meeting of CWI, which is set to take place this weekend in Kingston, Jamaica. The main business of the general meeting will be the election of CWI president and vice president.

Sammy prefaced his remarks by espousing his love for the game, and for the West Indies.

“West Indies cricket has been the most important thing for me growing up,” he said. “This was my inspiration, watching my idols — Brian Lara, Curtley Ambrose, Country Walsh, these guys — perform. So I have always wanted to play for that team. Obviously, cricket evolved. Different formats came in, took us, took me in a different direction. But my love has always been for West Indies cricket, and I will always hold a great debt to West Indies for the way they have developed me and really helped mould me and my career into what I am today.”

Fresh from making last weekend’s Pakistan Super League finals with Peshawar Zalmi, Sammy last played for the West Indies in 2016. On that occasion, he lifted a second World T20 title, the only captain to have done so to date. But the now-35-year-old was heavily critical of Cameron in his post-match speech, and never pulled on the maroon shirt again.

In his Facebook broadcast on Wednesday, Sammy went on to list some of what he perceived as Cameron’s failures over the years, including the abandoned tour of India in 2014, breaking ties with coaches who had attained international success, closing the doors of the High Performance Centre, and straining relationships with players, including Chris Gayle.

Sammy then went on to point out that a number of West Indies cricket greats have endorsed Skerritt and Shallow. That number includes Sir Vivian Richards and Clive Lloyd, both former leaders of the regional team. Sammy lent his voice to that number, with Shallow, who is from St Vincent and the Grenadines, coming in for particularly high praise.

Spending nearly 20 minutes speaking to his fans, who number well in excess of 230,269, Sammy also praised current West Indies captain, Jason Holder, for his leadership and growing tactical acumen. The West Indies defeated England in their most recent series of Test matches. That series-win earned the West Indies the Wisden Trophy.

But Sammy would conclude with a grave and direct admonition to the voters at this weekend’s election.

“Do not be fooled again by Cameron and Nanthan,” he warned. “Do not believe in any last-minute political propaganda. Cameron only cares about himself, and he cares little about West Indies cricket and the cricketers. I have worked under the leadership of both Dave Cameron and Emmanuel and I can honestly say for sure these two do not have the cricket at heart. And for this reason, I am asking the CWI voters to do the right thing this coming Sunday in Jamaica and vote for change. Twelve years in leadership is enough to see what Cameron can do, or has not done. And that is why I am supporting Ricky Skerritt and Kishore Shallow as they look to make the change, the well-deserved change in West Indies cricket and its administration. Do the right thing. It’s time for change. Cameron, your time is up. Vote Skerritt and Shallow. Do the right thing.”

Voters for the presidency and vice-presidency are representatives of the six territorial cricket boards, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. Saint Lucia’s Patrick Felix is one of the two voters for the Windward Islands.

https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/breaking-news-daren-sammy-comes-out-swinging-against-dave-cameron/

 

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Successful captain says he’s not retired and is available for World Cup

Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy still has high hopes of playing International Twenty20 cricket for the regional team. He last played for the West Indies in the final of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Twenty20 World Cup against India in 2016 when the West Indies won the title under his leadership.

A couple months later he was dropped from the team and replaced by Carlos Brathwaite as captain. Since then, Sammy, the only skipper to win the Twenty20 World Cup twice, has not played for the West Indies.

And even though four years have passed since he last donned the West Indies maroon, Sammy said he is still hoping to play for the West Indies in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup which is being held in Australia later this year.

“I love playing for the West Indies, especially in the Twenty20 format. I have not retired from international cricket, therefore I still am available to play for the West Indies in Twenty20 matches. I am aware I will only be selected if I perform in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) or in any of the other leagues I play in around the world. I am eyeing the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia later this year. I am hoping to catch the eye of the selectors with good performances in the CPL and the Pakistan Super League. I think with my experience I still have something to offer as a player,” Sammy told Barbados TODAY.

Sammy, who is performing duties as a television commentator during the current One-Day International and Twenty20 series between the West Indies and Ireland, said even though he was enjoying his new role in the commentary booth, he still had a burning desire to play international cricket.

“I have not retired to the commentary box. I am going to Pakistan next month to captain Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League. I lead them to the finals on three occasions. We won the finals in 2017 and I hope we can win the title this year. I am hoping to start my quest to return to the West Indies team by having several good performances in Pakistan that will raise a couple of eyebrows and hopefully I will be a member of the squad going to Australia to defend the title we won in India four years ago,” Sammy said.

The former captain welcomed the changes that have occurred off the field in West Indies’ cricket during 2019.

“There have been several changes that took place in our cricket during 2019. We now have a new president of Cricket West Indies in Ricky Skerritt, Roger Harper is the chairman of selectors, Phil Simmons is once again the head coach and Kieron Pollard is the new captain of the white ball teams. For several years we have been talking about rebuilding. To most people rebuilding is about selecting players to represent the West Indies on the field. To me, rebuilding is also having the right people to represent us at all levels, which includes those who are in charge of managing our cricket. The people managing our cricket must be able to relate to those who represent the West Indies on the field of play. I think the changes that took place last year will truly start to rebuild our cricket,” Sammy said.

He noted that the way Simmons was dismissed from the position of coach a couple of years ago was wrong.

“I also think an injustice was done to Ottis Gibson at the time of his dismissal. We got to treat our people with respect at all levels. I can safely say that since 2004 each time we won silverware it was under the guidance of a West Indian coach. In 2004 when we won the Champions Trophy Gus Logie was the coach. Soon after that he was removed. Ottis was the coach when we won the ICC Twenty20 Tournament in 2012, and he went a similar route. Phil was the coach when we retained the Twenty20 Cup in 2016 and he was fired shortly after. All three of these coaches were not given an extended period where they could use their skills to work with the team.

“It is good to see Phil back, he is well respected by the players and is regarded as a father figure. He comes with a load of experience and knowledge that are vital at this stage of our cricket, especially as we are dealing with young players. Phil has a proven track record, we saw what he did with Ireland during his time as coach. He took them to a level where they were able to compete in international cricket. Only time will tell what will happen during his second coming as coach of the West Indies,” Sammy stated.

He suggested that Pollard as captain of the white ball teams brought a style of leadership that was geared towards winning.

“We saw this in India against Afghanistan and India. We competed against India who are very difficult to beat on their own soil. I think the way the team performed there gave us a glimmer of hope. The Test team under the leadership of Jason Holder have also been holding their own. They were outstanding against England in the Caribbean last year. I hope they will continue in the same way this year,” Sammy said.

Sammy praised Shai Hope for his ODI batting in 2019 and expressed delight at the performances of Sheldon Cottrell in white ball cricket over the past 12 months. He described Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmeyer as great talents with bright futures ahead of them.

“It is good to see the talented youngsters given the opportunity to play for the West Indies. I was happy that leg-spinner Hayden Walsh and batsman Brendon King were fast-tracked into the white ball teams after an excellent CPL season,” he said, underscoring the strides being made by a number of other young players in the region.

https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/01/10...s-not-retired-and-is-available-for-world-cup/

 

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Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy has revealed that words uttered by all-rounder Ben Stokes had fired up batsman Marlon Samuels, who put on an outstanding display to help the team clinch the 2016 T20 World Cup.

Big hitter Carlos Brathwaite stole the spotlight with four straight sixes off the unfortunate Stokes in the final over, but at the other end, Samuels’ man-of-the-match 85 runs from 66 balls innings provided the backbone for the team.

According to Sammy, Samuels who came to the crease at 11 for 3 and with things looking grim for the Windies, revealed he had received added motivation.

“Marlon told us something, and maybe Root could confirm that when Marlon came in at 11-3. He came to bowl and he said something like ‘you guys, I would like to see you come out of this one’ and Marlon was just taking his time, making sure that comment, whatever he (Ben Stokes) said to him as he walked in, that got him really focused,” Sammy said in a recent interview with Sky Sports’ Cricket Watch in a segment that discussed the tournament. England batsman Joe Root, the team’s vice-captain at the time, did not seem convinced Samuels was telling the truth.

“It would have been a good effort because Ben was at long-on, so I don’t know how that happened. He might have just made it up,” Root added.

Sticking to his guns, Sammy insisted that the event was quite possible.

“When he was bowling to him, Ben Stokes was bowling an over to him and he said something to Marlon during that time. Because Marlon told us about it. He was really pumped. If you notice, in the back end, Marlon said something to him after that. But it’s all cricket man.”

https://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/...ch-world-cup-winning-performance-claims-sammy

 

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Former West Indies cricket Captain, Daren Sammy OBE, is the newest member of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Board of Directors following his appointment as an independent non-member director, by the CWI Board at a meeting held last Thursday 17th June 2021.

With over 14 years of international cricket experience, Sammy is celebrated by many in the region, and across the world, as a charismatic and inspirational figure, renowned for leading the West Indies to back-to-back ICC T20 World Cup titles in 2012 and 2016. Daren is the first international cricketer from his native Saint Lucia where the national stadium has been named in his honour.

He has captained the Windward Islands cricket team in addition to several domestic T20 leagues both regionally and internationally. Sammy is an awardee of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II, and a Goodwill Ambassador for St. Lucia. He is also the current Head Coach of Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League and a Cricket Consultant for the St. Lucia Zouks in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Sammy’s appointment to the CWI Board of Directors is in keeping with two of the fundamental principles which have guided CWI’s improvement strategy for the past two years – increased utilization of regional technical expertise and the implementation of a Cricket First Policy. It is expected that Mr. Sammy’s appointment will add a fresh and more youthful perspective, as well as a high level of updated cricket know-how to enhance the existing expertise in the CWI Board room.

Commenting on Daren Sammy’s addition to the Board, CWI President Ricky Skerritt said “I am delighted to welcome Daren Sammy as an independent, non-member Director whose role will be to ensure that all the right questions are being asked while contributing to the shaping of new ideas and solutions. Daren’s fairly recent experience as a two-time World Cup winning captain will bring with him a much needed modern-day cricketer’s perspective which should add valuable insights to Board discussions and decision-making. His appointment is testament to our commitment to strengthen CWI’s governance, and to utilize expertise from across all stakeholder groups.”

On his new appointment, Sammy said “It is an honour to be appointed as a CWI Director; this is another great opportunity for me to give my best to West Indies cricket in a new way, off the field. All my local, regional and international experiences have prepared me to make a significant ongoing impact in West Indies cricket. I am excited and thankful for the chance to serve and look forward to giving back to the sport and region that I love so much.”

Sammy is one of three (3) appointments of Independent Directors approved at last Thurday’s CWI Board of Directors’ meeting to serve for the next two-years. He joins Trinidadian Attorney Mrs. Debra Coryat-Patton and Jamaican Surgeon and University Administrator, Dr. Akshai Mansingh, who were both re-appointed to serve a second term.

CWI’s Articles allow for up to four (4) non-member directors which means there is one (1) slot remaining which the Board intends to fill in the near future. All directors’ appointments will expire in 2023 at the conclusion of CWI’s Annual General Meeting of that year.