Sammy playing for the Invitational Prime Minister's XI in Canberra, Australia in 2010
Personal information
Full name
Daren Julius Garvey Sammy
Born
(1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 40) Micoud, Saint Lucia
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium-fast
Role
All-rounder
International information
National sides
West Indies (2004–2016)
World XI (2017)
Test debut (cap 266)
7 June 2007 West Indies v England
Last Test
19 December 2013 West Indies v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 124)
8 July 2004 West Indies v New Zealand
Last ODI
21 March 2015 West Indies v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.
88
T20I debut (cap 14)
28 June 2007 West Indies v England
Last T20I
15 September 2017 World XI v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.
88
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2002/03–2016/17
Windward Islands
2013–2014
Sunrisers Hyderabad
2013–2020
St Lucia Zouks
2014
Glamorgan
2014
Titans
2014/15–2015/16
Hobart Hurricanes
2015
Royal Challengers Bangalore
2015
Nottinghamshire
2015
Rangpur Riders
2016–2020
Peshawar Zalmi
2016
Hampshire
2016–2017
Rajshahi Kings
2017
Kings XI Punjab
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
38
126
96
191
Runs scored
1,323
1,871
3,549
3,092
Batting average
21.68
24.94
23.81
24.93
100s/50s
1/5
0/9
2/21
0/14
Top score
106
89
121
89
Balls bowled
6,215
4,956
13,744
7,654
Wickets
84
81
217
154
Bowling average
35.79
47.54
28.81
37.98
5 wickets in innings
4
0
10
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
0
Best bowling
7/66
4/26
7/66
5/16
Catches/stumpings
65/–
67/–
137/–
104/–
Medal record
Men's Twenty20 Cricket
Representing West Indies
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2009 England
Winner
2012 Sri Lanka
2014 Bangladesh
Winner
2016 India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 March 2019
Daren Julius Garvey SammyOBE (born 20 December 1983) is a Saint Lucian cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies.[1] He is currently serving as the head coach of the West Indies cricket team in limited overs cricket. On making his One-Day International (ODI) debut against Bangladesh in 2004, Sammy became the first person from the island of St Lucia to play international cricket. Three years later he made his Test debut against England, taking 7/66 which were the best bowling figures for a West Indian in his first Test since Alf Valentine in 1950. Under his captaincy West Indies win the 2012 and 2016 ICC WorldTwenty20. He is the only captain to win the T20 World Cup twice. He was also a member of the West Indies team that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.
Sammy is the only captain to have won World T20 twice. He captained West Indies to the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 victory against Sri Lanka, West Indies' first major trophy for 8 years (having won the ICC Champions trophy against England in 2004).[2] Sammy again captained West Indies to victory in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 against England.[3] Sammy captained Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League from 2017 until 2020, when he stepped down due to fitness.[4] He then agreed to a two-year head coaching contract for Peshawar Zalmi.[5]
On 5 August 2016, Sammy was informed he was being dropped as T20I captain of West Indies.[6]
In the 2017 Birthday Honours, Sammy was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to sports.[7]
For his part in bringing back international cricket to Pakistan, Sammy received the highest civilian medal of Pakistan, Nishan-e-Pakistan on 23 March 2020. He was also awarded honorary Pakistani citizenship by the President of Pakistan Arif Alvi.[8][9]
In June 2021, Sammy was appointed as a member of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Board of Directors as an independent non-member director.[10][11]
^"Daren Sammy Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
^"Samuels special the spur for epic West Indies win". Wisden India. 7 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015.
^Why did Sammy lay into West Indies board soon after winning ICC World T20 title: All you need to know Firstpost
^"Peshawar Zalmi win Pakistan Super League 2017". Dawn.
^"Darren Sammy appointed head coach, Wahab Riaz new captain of Peshawar Zalmi". Dawn.
^Won't be West Indies' T20I captain anymore: Darren Sammy, Cricbuzz, 5 August 2016, retrieved 5 August 2016
^"No. 61968". The London Gazette (7th supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B62.
^"Darren Sammy to become honorary citizen of Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^"Darren Sammy given honorary citizenship of Pakistan on March 23". India Today. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^"Daren Sammy appointed as a member of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Board of Directors". Cricket World. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^"Daren Sammy to join CWI's Board of Directors". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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