Courtesy: CWI
On Monday, December 16, Daren Sammy got appointed as the head coach of West Indies in all-formats, and he will officially take charge of the team from April 1, 2025, while for now, he will continue his duties in white-ball formats. During a quarterly press conference of the Cricket West Indies (CWI), which was held in St. Vincent, their Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe made the announcement of bringing Daren Sammy on board for the team in the Test format.
Notably, Daren Sammy, who has won the T20 World Cup as captain in 2012 and 2016, will be replacing Andre Coley, who is the current head coach of West Indies’ Test team. After being appointed as the white-ball coach in 2023, he has improved the West Indies cricket team leaps and bounds with some consistent results after they were unable to qualify for the ODI World Cup last year.
It’s an honour to represent the West Indies in any capacity: Daren Sammy
On their official X account, Cricket West Indies wrote, “Daren Sammy will be the Head Coach of all the Senior Men's teams as of April 1, 2025. Announcement made by CWI Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe at the Quarterly Press Conference in St Vincent moments ago.” They also shared the first comments made by Daren Sammy following the expansion of his head coach role for the West Indies cricket team.
The 40-year-old remarked that he is looking to take the West Indies cricket team to a new direction after getting the head coach role in all-formats of the game, helping the Test team in the process. “It’s an honour to represent the West Indies in any capacity and with the new role he has mapped out the new direction”, Daren Sammy said after getting the new responsibility in West Indies cricket.
