Won’t be West Indies’ T20I captain anymore: Darren Sammy

Darren Sammy has said in a video message on Facebook that he will no longer captain the West Indies Twenty20 International (T20I) team. The two-time ICC World Twenty20 winning captain, in his video post on Friday (August 5), mentioned that he received a call from the West Indies chairman of selectors indicating that the captaincy of the T20I team was reviewed and that his recent performances did not merit selection.

“I got a call yesterday morning, (which lasted) 30 seconds, from the chairman of selectors telling me that they reviewed the captaincy of the T20 (team) and that I won’t be captain anymore of the T20 team, and my performance does not merit selection in the squad,” Sammy said in his video message.

“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’m not sure if it is out there, won’t call any names – all the best as he looks to lead West Indies cricket and take it forward,” he added.