West Indian Captain Darren Julius Garvey Sammy, the right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler, born in St. Lucia on 20 December, 1983 was appointed as captain of this talented West Indian side in 2010. His leadership merits and vibrant on-field execution has given him the opportunity to lead the West Indies cricket team this world cup. Sammy would be keen to make the most of it thus enabling the Windies team to go deep into the tournament.
Darren Sammy was the part of West Indies under-19 World Cup which was played in New Zealand and became the part of West Indies ODI squad in July 2004, He was called into the Champions Trophy squad in September 2004, after their fast bowler, Jermaine Lawson was ruled out with injury. He is the first international cricketer to emerge from St Lucia. He had the best possible start for his career as he claimed 1/19 in six overs and picked up three fantastic catches as the West Indies battered Bangladesh by 138 runs.
The all-rounder has played 46 ODIs notching 536 runs at an average of 23.30 which includes two 50s. His highest ODI score stands an unbeaten 58 runs against South Africa in May 2010. Sammy’s Bowling stats are pretty impressive too. He has picked 31 wickets in at an average of 46.38.
Year 2010 has been the turning point in Sammy’s career as he picked up 15 wickets at an average of 28.46 which happens to be better than his career average. His been terrific with the bat too, scoring at an average of 39.25 with a strike rate of 121.70 featuring in 14 games. Sammy took over the captaincy in October, 2010 replacing Chris Gayle for the tour to Sri Lanka until the concluding home series in 2011.
The World Cup being the first mammoth event of his career, it will surely have a special magnitude for the skipper. It will be very remarkable to see the stirring West Indian side led by motivate Sammy as they enter into jaws of the tournament. Sammy’s fiercely competitive spirit and fabulous cricketing attributes will gleam as they go for the “Cup that Counts”
Darren Sammy was the part of West Indies under-19 World Cup which was played in New Zealand and became the part of West Indies ODI squad in July 2004, He was called into the Champions Trophy squad in September 2004, after their fast bowler, Jermaine Lawson was ruled out with injury. He is the first international cricketer to emerge from St Lucia. He had the best possible start for his career as he claimed 1/19 in six overs and picked up three fantastic catches as the West Indies battered Bangladesh by 138 runs.
The all-rounder has played 46 ODIs notching 536 runs at an average of 23.30 which includes two 50s. His highest ODI score stands an unbeaten 58 runs against South Africa in May 2010. Sammy’s Bowling stats are pretty impressive too. He has picked 31 wickets in at an average of 46.38.
Year 2010 has been the turning point in Sammy’s career as he picked up 15 wickets at an average of 28.46 which happens to be better than his career average. His been terrific with the bat too, scoring at an average of 39.25 with a strike rate of 121.70 featuring in 14 games. Sammy took over the captaincy in October, 2010 replacing Chris Gayle for the tour to Sri Lanka until the concluding home series in 2011.
The World Cup being the first mammoth event of his career, it will surely have a special magnitude for the skipper. It will be very remarkable to see the stirring West Indian side led by motivate Sammy as they enter into jaws of the tournament. Sammy’s fiercely competitive spirit and fabulous cricketing attributes will gleam as they go for the “Cup that Counts”
