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“Didn’t Deserve To Win”: West Indies Coach Daren Sammy After Loss vs Zimbabwe | Cricket News
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“Didn’t Deserve To Win”: West Indies Coach Daren Sammy After Loss vs Zimbabwe | Cricket News

[ad_1] West Indies head coach Daren Sammy chastised his fielders for their shoddy performance, which let Zimbabwe off the hook and admitted to being "extremely disappointed" by his team's effort. West Indies dropped Sikandar Raza twice, first on 1 and again on 7, and the hitter took advantage of those reprieves to score 68 runs off 58 balls. West Indies made four catches in all, with Alzarri Joseph responsible for three of them. "Extremely disappointed. At the toss, we got to do what we wanted to do, which is to bowl first. Look, if we continue to display this type of fielding - we've spoken about it for the last few games - and if you keep giving the opposition's best batters chances, eventually the cricket gods will catch up with you," Sammy said at his post-match press conference."And...
What Could Be The Reason For India’s T20 World Cup Debacle? Daren Sammy Opines  | Cricket News
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What Could Be The Reason For India’s T20 World Cup Debacle? Daren Sammy Opines | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy on Monday said that Indian cricketers not playing in overseas leagues contributed to their underwhelming campaign in the T20 World Cup. No active Indian cricketer, contracted or otherwise, is allowed to play in overseas T20 leagues. Sammy, who led West Indies to two T20 World Cup titles (2012 and 2016), said champions England benefitted from the experience of their players plying trade in leagues abroad, including the Bigh Bash in Australia."The players with experience of playing in T20 leagues around the world really shone. You look at India, who have the biggest T20 league, but their players do not have the experience of the guys who are playing all over the world," Sammy said in an ICC release."You look at guys like Alex Hales, Chris Jord...
Love For Cricket Doesn’t Buy You Groceries: Darren Sammy, West Indies’ T20 World Cup-winning Skipper | Cricket News
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Love For Cricket Doesn’t Buy You Groceries: Darren Sammy, West Indies’ T20 World Cup-winning Skipper | Cricket News

[ad_1] "It hurts man, it hurts." Darren Sammy's eyes tell it all, the moment he was asked about the terminal decline of West Indies cricket. The Caribbean team hit the nadir at the ongoing T20 World Cup as the two-time champions (2012 and 2016) couldn't even qualify for the Super 12s. As a double T20 World Cup winning skipper, Sammy is bound to be frustrated and angry. But at the same time, he is pragmatic enough to understand the practical difficulties which includes not enough financial security offered by Cricket West Indies (CWI).Sammy is very clear that unlike BCCI, the West Indies board can never stop its players from choosing franchise leagues over playing for the assortment of island nations. "India is strong because they can tell their players that you don't play anywhere else. ...