Daren Sammy named as all-format head coach of West Indies

Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy has been appointed as the head coach of the West Indies men's team. The announcement was made by CWI Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe at the quarterly press conference held in St Vincent. Sammy had previously served as the white-ball head coach since his first appointment in May 2023. 

Andre Coley previously served as the interim red-ball coach and took over the reins of the Test team at the same time, having been the interim red-ball head coach earlier.

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A look at Sammy's coaching report card

Sammy's white-ball stint commenced in June last year with a three-match ODI series against UAE. Under Sammy's mentorship, West Indies won the ODI series against the UAE, Bangladesh and twice against England. But perhaps the most disappointing moment in his coaching career came in the ODI World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe when West Indies shocking went down against Zimbabwe and later Netherlands to miss out on their berth in the 2023 ODI World Cup later that year. 

The T20I side fared exceptionally well registering convincing series wins against India, England, and South Africa, and also made it to the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup co-hosted by the USA and West Indies. However, the Test side performed poorly failing to register a single series win. They suffered defeats at the hands of India, South Africa, and England but managed to level the series against Australia and Bangladesh. But their win against a star-studded Australian side at the Gabba was one of the biggest achievements for them in the Test arena in recent times.

Looking ahead, Sammy's duties in the Test arena will commence from April 1, 2025. In addition, CWI will have a new CEO in the form of Chris Dehring who is set to assume the role from February 1, 2025. Previously, the position was left vacant following the departure of Jonny Grave.