Sammy’s Strategy for West Indies’ Success
West Indies’ white-ball coach Daren Sammy plans to move the team up the ODI and T20I rankings.
Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Andre Russell, and Sunil Narine have had “in-depth conversations” regarding their readmission into the national team with West Indies’ newly hired white-ball coach Daren Sammy.
Hetmyer recently declared himself available for selection for the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe. Still, the management gave a longer run to the players who had performed well in South Africa, where West Indies drew the ODI series 1-1 and won the T20I series 2-1. As a result, Hetmyer was left out of the squad. Lewis has not declared himself available for selection by the West Indies till after the CPL 2023. Russell last competed for the West Indies at the UAE T20 World Cup in 2021, while Narine prior represented the West Indies in August 2019.
The Cricket Monthly interview
But Narine had stated in an interview with The Cricket Monthly the previous year that he hadn’t ruled out a West Indies tour.
In his first news conference as the white-ball coach, Sammy remarked, “Well, the first thing I’d like to make it known is everyone who plays regional cricket is available or is indicating that they’re available for West Indies selection.” “I’ve spoken to Evin Lewis and Hetty [Shimron Hetmyer]. We must communicate since I just participated and can relate to the players’ complaints about the lack of communication. Even good communication improves the process and helps you comprehend things better, despite how basic it may seem. So, sure, Shimron and Evin Lewis, and I have had in-depth discussions about their perspectives, goals, and how they see themselves fitting into West Indies cricket.
“The responses have been encouraging, and I’ve also been in touch with folks like Andre Russell. I’ve also been in contact with Sunil Narine and all of these folks to find out what they think. However, because they continue to compete in some of our local events, it necessitates adult and sincere discussions, which I am eager to have with the players. The talks we’ve had about West Indies cricket, detailing specific strategies for reintegrating because these players…look at the calibre of Shimron…inspire me. Fans must be sad to watch him perform elsewhere, not for the maroon.
Sammy has coached teams in the CPL and PSL, St. Lucia and Peshawar Zalmi, respectively, but this West Indies job is his first as a coach in international cricket. Sammy intends to use his skills working with previous West Indies coaches Ottis Gibson and Phil Simmons.
West Indies won their first T20 World Cup under Gibson and Sammy in Sri Lanka in 2012, then four years later, in India, in 2016, they won a second T20 World Cup with Simmons and Sammy.
Sammy gets along well with Andre Coley, who is currently the West Indies red-ball coach and was as Simmons’ assistant when West Indies won the T20 World Cup seven years ago.
Daren Sammy’s Plan in coaching
Sammy stated of the coaches he has worked with, “For someone who didn’t have the desire to go into coaching, they’re more of the coaches I’ve worked with, whether in franchise cricket or the West Indies team or the different teams I’ve played,” I’ve learned so much that I could apply it to my situation. I’m tight with Ottis Gibson. We had a great relationship when it came to organizing our cricket and how we presented to our boys since we had been in touch ever since long before he joined the team.
“Everyone has their styles, but I also collaborated with Phil and jointly won a title. Everything I’ve learned is being incorporated into my personal style, although my method is not the only way. It involves bringing everyone together to work and strive to produce outcomes. And work to motivate our supporters and the following cricket players.
Sammy: Wisconsin is not ‘far off’ from being a top team.
Daren Sammy is now concentrating on a three-match ODI series against the UAE in June in Sharjah, which is part of the training for the World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe in June and July. His long-term goal is to move West Indies up the ICC rankings from the bottom half. Sammy believes they aren’t “far off” from being a top international team even though they are currently ranked tenth in ODIs and seventh in T20Is.
“Numbers are truthful. Sammy stated, “We are No. 9 [10] and No. 8 [7] correspondingly. “We’re there for a reason, and we haven’t been consistent enough, but when I look at the evidence in front of me – what we’ve done over the past five years, where we have consistently lost games at various periods… Man, I can’t believe how close we are. When I say that I work to assemble a top-tier club, I mean it. Judging by what overseas openers are accomplishing, we’re pretty close. You know, there are different points in the game between overs 11 and 40 where spin hurts us.
“When I think about the one percenters, we are not too far off if we could improve in a few key areas and be more conscious of the situation, presumably with a different attitude, better abilities, and better execution. We aim to increase our ranks before the year’s conclusion, so we can build on these successes and achieve the team’s minor targets. Next year, our goal is to place in the top eight, so let’s start small. Read more Cricket news here at IPLWin India.
