Darren Sammy continued his good run in the World T20. He was instrumental in the West Indies' eight wickets win over England on Monday. Sammy, who was key to the West Indies' win against Sri Lanka couple of days ago, was the pick of the hosts' bowlers, picking two for 22 in four overs.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2nd Test between India and West Indies in New Delhi on Sunday.
West Indies batsman Darren Sammy and Ireland pace bowler John Mooney were each fined 30 percent of their match fee for swearing during their World Cup match in New Zealand on Monday.
West Indian skipper Darren Sammy believes his side had a good chance to win the second Test against India before rain intervened but he is not too disheartened with the draw either.
West Indies cricket captain Darren Sammy said his bowlers gave away 20 runs too many which allowed India to raise what proved to be a winning total in their one-off Twenty20 match in Port of Spain on Saturday.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy praised his bowlers for bundling out a strong Indian batting line-up for a meagre total and said they would be looking to set a 350-plus target for the home team in the fourth innings of the ongoing first Test.
Darren Sammy led a fine bowling display with four wickets as Sunrisers Hyderabad spanked Kings XI Punjab by 30 runs to keep themselves in the hunt for a play-offs berth in the Pepsi IPL in Mohali on Saturday.
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy gave debutante pacer Mohammad Shami the credit for India's crushing win, but also blamed his batsmen for "rash and irresponsible" shots which cost them the first Test of the two-match series inside three days.
After succumbing to a seven-wicket defeat against India in the second ODI, West Indies skipper Darren Sammy blamed his batsmen for failing to capitalise on a good start.
The one characteristic that probably defines Darren Sammy the most is his smile. The West Indies captain is on most occasions seen flashing one, irrespective of how his team is performing.
Images from the West Indies-Australia World T20 in Mirpur on Friday.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy says his batsmen have to find a way to score against India's spinners for the team to have a chance of doing well in the ongoing three-Test series, the first of which the visitors lost in four days.
'People were wondering we would plays this tournament, we had issues with the board, Mark Nicholas called us players with no brain. But all of us came together.'
West Indies Skipper Darren Sammy dedicated their World Twenty20 triumph to fans back home and said it is a step in the "right direction" and will usher in a new beginning for cricket in the Caribbean islands.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy said their main objective coming into the match against South Africa was to qualify for the semifinals and he was delighted to have accomplished the task in Nagpur. In-form West Indies continued their unbeaten run and defeated South Africa by three wickets to seal their spot in the semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20. With three wins out of as many games, West Indies thus became the second team after New Zealand to enter the semi-finals of the marque event. "Yes I was smiling because of the position the game was, but there were butterflies in there. We came here to win this match and qualify, and we've done that, so we're really happy,' a delighted Sammy said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy has said they drew a lot of inspiration from the recent performance of their Under-19 team that won the World Cup and their women team's show at the World T20 on Thursday afternoon.
The West Indies tasted success for the first time on their New Zealand tour on Thursday when they scraped home by two wickets in the first One-Day International in Auckland. After dismissing New Zealand for a modest 156 in 42.1 overs, the West Indies made hard work the target for the loss of eight wickets in 27.3 overs.
Chris Gayle started with flair while Darren Sammy finished with a flourish as West Indies got the better of Australia by six wickets in an exciting Group 2 League encounter of the ICC World T20 in Mirpur.
A look at Sachin Tendulkar's time at the crease on Day 1 of the second Test against the West Indies.
Images from the Group B match between Pakistan and West Indies at The Oval.
Persistent rain washed out play on the third day of the third Test between West Indies and India in St Lucia on Thursday.
Holders West Indies sailed into the World Twenty20 semi-finals after Dwayne Bravo's power-hitting and Samuel Badree's lethal spin bowling fashioned their comprehensive 84-run victory over 2009 champions Pakistan on Tuesday.
Holders West Indies sailed into the World Twenty20 semi-finals after Dwayne Bravo's power-hitting and Samuel Badree's lethal spin bowling fashioned a comprehensive 84-run victory over 2009 champions Pakistan on Tuesday. A look at key statistics from the match.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy got a rousing applause from members of the media as he entered the conference arena with his pads still on, before coming up with this retort: 'It feels better to hit a guy, who was talking a lot.'
After an easy victory over the West Indies in Mirpur on Sunday, the Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was in an upbeat mood.
The West Indies ended the opening day in the third Test against India at the Wankhede stadium comfortably placed on 267 for 2. Kirk Edwards was unbeaten on 65, and giving him company was Darren Bravo, on 57, the duo having put together a valuable 117 runs for the third wicket.
At stumps on Day Two, in the third Test against India, the visitors were 575 for 9.
Statistical highlights of the third day's play in the first cricket Test between India and the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.
Images from the third ODI between India and West Indies played at the Motera ground in Ahmedabad, on Monday.
In the post-match presser on Day Three of the third Test, Darren Sammy made a statement, reiterating what he had said over the past few days.
Rahul Dravid became the second batsman to score 13, 000 Test runs. The 38-year-old Indian batting ace attained the landmark when he got to 23, with a boundary off Darren Sammy, on Day 3 in the third and final Test against the West Indies at the Wankhede stadium on Thursday.
India scored a comprehensive five-wicket win in the first Test against the West Indies at the Ferozshah Kotla on Wednesday. The win gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy blamed the inability of his batsmen to put up enough runs on the board as the reason for his side's four-wicket defeat against India in the first One-Day International of the five-match series in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
The West Indies scored one of the quickest wins in the World Cup when they beat Bangladesh by nine wickets in their Group B match in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Friday.
Ireland crumbled to 68 all out, falling to a 70-run defeat to West Indies on the opening day of the Twenty 20 World Cup on Friday. Darren Sammy was the match-winning all-rounder for the hosts, making a top score of 30 with the bat, taking three wickets and snaffling four catches.
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy was pleased with his bowlers' efforts despite conceding a 104-run lead to India on the Day 3 of the third and final Test in Roseau.
Australia staged a late innings fightback to seal a one-run victory and a 4-0 one-day series lead against West Indies on Friday. West Indies appeared to be cruising towards a victory target of 283 before Brett Lee and Nathan Bracken claimed a combined two for five in the 48th and 49th overs to put on the brakes.
Stuart Clark took five wickets to help Australia win the first Test against West Indies on Monday by 95 runs after bowling out the hosts for 191 at Sabina Park.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super Eight Group 1 match between India and Australia, at Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Monday.
Minnows Afghanistan scripted history as they defeated 2012 champions West Indies by six runs in their final group league encounter of the ICC World Twenty20 in Nagpur to sign off on a memorable note.
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