HBL PSL 2020 | Javed Afridi looks to attain honorary citizenship for Darren Sammy | Darren Sammy | Darren Sammy in PSL 2020 | Today PSL 2020 Darren Julius Garvey Sammy, OBE (born 20 December 1983) is a Saint Lucian cricketerwho played international cricket for the West Indies. He is a two time T20 World Cupwinning captain. He plays as a right-handed batsman and a fast-medium bowler. 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. Sammy was appointed West Indies captain in October 2010. He scored his maiden Test century in May 2012 during a match against England.
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). Sammy again captained West Indies to victory in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 against England. Sammy now plays in the Pakistan Super League as the captain of Peshawar Zalmi.
On 5 August 2016, Sammy was informed he was being dropped as T20I captain of West Indies.
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