Daren Sammy
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Alzarri Joseph hits back at Daren Sammy, responds to latter's 'denied selection' comments
Cricket | Jul 31, 2026, 04:36 PM ISTStar West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph took centre stage and opened up on the comments made by head coach Daren Sammy where he claimed that Joseph denied selection for the ongoing series against Pakistan.
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'Just wanna go home' - Daren Sammy posts as West Indies stranded in Kolkata amid West Asia war
Cricket | Mar 05, 2026, 04:33 PM ISTWest Indies coach Daren Sammy expressed frustration after being stranded in Kolkata for five days due to the ongoing war in West Asia. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has stepped in and has started working to resolve the issue. The travel arrangement for Zimbabwe was made last night.
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Daren Sammy calls West Indies' decline a 'cancer', reflects on 42-Year Test drought in India
Cricket | Oct 08, 2025, 05:49 PM ISTWest Indies head coach Daren Sammy called the team’s decline a “cancer in the system,” stressing that the issues run deep and long before his tenure. He also highlighted their 42-year Test series drought in India ahead of the second match in Delhi.
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'Do you accept the selection to play for WI?' - Daren Sammy explains challenges of coaching team
Cricket | Sep 19, 2025, 05:05 PM ISTWest Indies head coach Daren Sammy explained the challenges of managing the national team as several players prefer to manage their workload during the international calendar. He cited the example of Shimron Hetmyer to explain the details.
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Daren Sammy hopes for WI to replicate in upcoming Test series, what New Zealand did to India
Cricket | Sep 19, 2025, 01:30 PM ISTDaren Sammy is set to embark on probably his toughest Test assignment as the West Indies' all-format coach, in and against India and the two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain was hoping to take inspiration from New Zealand and what they were able to achieve last year on the Indian shores.
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Top 5 most successful captains in T20 cricket history
Sports | Aug 07, 2025, 02:20 PM ISTWith James Vince equalling former South Africa international Faf du Plessis in the list of skippers with the most T20 wins, let us have a look at the top five captains with the most wins in the history of T20 cricket.
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West Indies announce ODI Squad for Pakistan series, Romario Shepherd returns
Cricket | Aug 06, 2025, 07:58 PM ISTWest Indies have named a 15-member squad for the ODI series against Pakistan in Trinidad, starting August 8. Romario Shepherd returns, while Alzarri Joseph is rested. Coach Daren Sammy sees the series as key preparation for the 2027 World Cup.
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Daren Sammy fined for criticising third umpire over decisions during WI vs AUS 1st Test
Cricket | Jun 29, 2025, 01:04 PM ISTDaren Sammy was angry about two particular decisions that went against the West Indies during their first Test match against Australia in Barbados. Sammy criticised the third umpire, Adrian Holdstock, for some of his calls.
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'More will follow, out of our control' - Daren Sammy on Nicholas Pooran's sudden retirement
Cricket | Jun 11, 2025, 10:48 PM ISTWest Indies head coach Daren Sammy reacted to Nicholas Pooran's sudden retirement, stating that he expects more cricketers to follow suit. The former cricketer also thanked Pooran for informing the management early and not during the T20 World Cup 2026.
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Daren Sammy to be head coach of West Indies across formats from April 2025
Cricket | Dec 16, 2024, 10:30 PM ISTDaren Sammy is already the white-ball coach of the West Indies team. He will take over as the all-format coach from April 2025. Sammy has led West Indies to two T20 World Cup titles in 2012 and 2016.
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PAK-C vs WI-C WCL 2024: Younis, Sohail power Pakistan Champions to final with dominant win over WI
Cricket | Jul 12, 2024, 11:31 PM ISTPAK-C vs WI-C WCL 2024: Pakistan Champions led by Younus Khan ended the league stage at the second position while West Indies Champions finished at third place. The two teams will face in the first semifinal at the County Ground in Northampton.
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Most matches played as captain in T20 World Cup; Williamson to replace Dhoni at top?
Sports | Jun 01, 2024, 01:39 AM ISTThe ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is staged in West India and the USA. Here are five captains who played the most matches in ICC T20 World Cup history.
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Watch: Daren Sammy, players and fans' glum faces after West Indies fail to qualify for WC 2023
Cricket | Jul 02, 2023, 11:06 AM ISTWest Indies will not play an ODI World Cup for the first time in history in 48 years after they lost their third game in a row in the ongoing CWC qualifiers in Zimbabwe.
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'All three present different types of pressures': Sammy points out differences in IPL, CPL and PSL
Cricket | Aug 28, 2020, 02:17 PM ISTDaren Sammy talked about the major differences between the three T20 Leagues, and also opened up on the subject of racism.
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Daren Sammy joins MS Dhoni as one of two players to complete a unique T20 captaincy feat
Cricket | Aug 24, 2020, 05:59 PM ISTSammy became only the second player T20 cricket history to win 100 matches as a captain. Dhoni stands top of the list with 160 wins as captain
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I spoke to Ishant Sharma and still consider him a brother like 2014: Daren Sammy
Cricket | Aug 19, 2020, 04:59 PM ISTSammy had alleged that during his time with Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014 and 2015, he was often referred to as 'Kaalu' (Black), a racial slur the meaning of which he understood only recently.
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'Haven't closed the door' for international return, says Daren Sammy
Cricket | Aug 15, 2020, 02:12 PM ISTThe 36-year-old Sammy last played for West Indies when he led the team to the 2016 T20 World Cup win, beating England in the final at Eden Gardens.
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Movement around black lives created extra motivation for West Indies, feels Daren Sammy
Cricket | Jul 13, 2020, 03:22 PM ISTThe Windies gunned down England's target of 200 at The Ageas Bowl, winning by four wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match #raisethebat series.
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Daren Sammy backs Lungi Ngidi after former South African players criticise pacer on 'BLM' stance
Cricket | Jul 10, 2020, 04:03 PM ISTNgidi had said that South African players should take a stand on the BLM movement, especially considering the history of segregation in the country.
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Fair & Lovely says lovely people are the fairer people, hints at colourism: Daren Sammy
Cricket | Jun 30, 2020, 11:23 PM ISTEarlier on June 25, Hindustan Unilever’s Fair & Lovely announced that it will drop the word 'Fair' from the name of its product and restrict the use of White/Whitening',’ ‘Light/Lightening' from all its packs.