Today I will write a article about a cricketer who is the most honorable character of world cricket. He has taken the cricket to the another level.
Darren Julius Garvey Sammy, born in 20 December 1983, is a St. Lucian cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. Darren Sammy was born in Mycade, Wilson Sammy and Clara Sammy in St. Lucia. He is a two-time T20 World Cup winning captain. After making his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2004, Sammy played his first international cricket from St. Lucia Island.
BEGINNING OF CAREER
3 years later, Sammy made his Test debut against England by taking 66, which was the best bowling performance for a West Indian in the first Test since Alf Valentine in 1950. In October 2010, Sammy was appointed captain of the West Indies. He made his Test debut in May 2012 against England. On October 2, 2001, at the age of 17, Darren Sammy topped the list. Playing in the Red Strip Bowl for the Northern Windward Islands against Jamaica, he bowled nine overs without taking a wicket and scored 25 before being run out as his team. To overcome. In three matches, Sammy scored his team's second highest score of 90, [10] and took one wicket. Sammy was a member of the West Indies squad for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand; He has scored 22 runs and taken three wickets.
STARTING OF ONE DAY CAREER
After a successful domestic season, where Sammy finished as Windward Islands' second highest wicket-taker in the regional four-day competition with 22 scallops and 261 runs, he was the only player selected in the 15-member West Indies squad for the NatWest. Triangular ODI International Series with England and New Zealand in June 2004. Sammy's English experience was credited with his selection: In 2003, he played for Burns Cricket Club in the Middlesex Premier Cricket League. He later won the West Indies' first cap under adverse conditions. The West Indies match against New Zealand was abandoned without a single ball in the Rose Bowl due to heavy rain. However, the captains had already finished the toss and counted the fixtures on the ICC record as Sammy's first match.
In September, Sammy returned to the senior squad to replace 22-year-old Jamaican fast bowler Jermaine Lawson, who moved away from the Champions Trophy squad with a structure at the bottom of his back. At the age of 20, Sammy became the first international cricketer to emerge from St. Lucia. Returning to the Rose Bowl in his first game, Sammy took 1 for 19 in six overs (1/19) and the West Indies took three catches as they beat Bangladesh by 136 runs. This is the only match Sammy has played in the tournament. The Windies beat England in the final match to win the trophy.
TEST CRICKET
When the West Indies toured India in January 2007, Sammy was included in the squad for a Test debut. However, shortly before the team left, he suffered an injury that ruled him out of the tour. After the set-back, Sammy traveled to England in April and May where he played in the Central Lancashire League before touring the West Indies in May. He was selected in the visiting team. This time the team has won the NetWest limited overs series. And the 23-year-old St. Lucian won his first Test cap in the third Test at Old Trafford in June. He claimed his first Test wicket when he dismissed Alastair Cook, known as Dwayne Bravo, but his first innings was unforgettable for his economy, giving up just 1.88 runs in 17 overs.