Darren Sammy
- D.O.B
- NATIONALITY
- BOWLING STYLE
- BATTING STYLE
- PLAYING ROLE
- PAST TEAMS
- REMARKS
- 20/12/1983
- West Indies
- Right arm medium-fast
- Right-handed
- All-rounder
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Overseas
Darren Julius Garvey Sammy has names invoking images of great leadership, and in October 2010 he became the first cricketer from St Lucia to be named West Indies captain. Rather fittingly, in what was a highlight of his career, he went on to lead West Indies to their first world title since the 1979 World Cup with a stirring victory over hosts Sri Lanka in the 2012 World Twenty20 final.
Sammy is in fact the first international cricketer to emerge from St Lucia, an island rediscovering its cricket culture as the new Beausejour Stadium has captured imaginations. He won a one-day cap in England in 2004 – although there wasn’t actually any play in the match, it counted as the toss was made – and was called up late to the Champions Trophy squad in September 2004 after Jermaine Lawson pulled out with a stress-fractured back. In July 2006, he was named as St Lucia’s captain for West Indies’ first-ever Twenty20 tournament and was recalled for the tour of England in 2007.
He joined Peshawar Zalmi ahead of Feb 2016 season of Pakistan Super League.
