Darren Sammy Reportedly Sacked by WICB in '30-Second Phone Call'

Darren Sammy is a man who has polarised people's opinion due to his lack of contributions in the West Indies team. With the ball, he is economical but far from threatening. As a batsman, he is a power-hitter but is not too consistent. However, as a leader, he has stamped his mark as one of the best in the world.

Sammy is best remembered for leading West Indies to two World Twenty20 titles in 2012 and 2016. They are the first team to win the World T20 twice. Under his captaincy, West Indies have become one of the leading teams in Twenty20 Internationals.

However, Sammy has claimed that he has been sacked as captain in a 30-second phone call from the head of selectors. West Indies are scheduled to play two Twenty20 Internationals against India towards end of August

The 32-year-old posted a message on his Facebook page where he said his six-year spell in charge had ended.



Sammy, lying shirtless in his bed and with reggae music playing in the background, also said he had been dropped from the squad.

"I got a call yesterday, it was probably 30 seconds, from the chairman of selectors telling me that they've reviewed the captaincy of the Twenty20 team and I won't be captain anymore and that my performances have not merited selection in the squad," Sammy said in the video.

Sammy led the West Indies to T20 victory in Sri Lanka four years ago and again earlier in 2016 in India when Carlos Brathwaite smashed four sixes off the final over to beat England.

But there were obvious signs of the strains between him and the West Indies Cricket Board when he used his presentation speech to attack his employers over a lack of support.

"Six years ago I was asked to captain West Indies, a task which I thought would be the biggest challenge in my career, in my life. A task which I knew would be so difficult but I took it head on. I embraced the challenge, I embraced the difficulty. I turn up at the office which is my playground, the cricket field, every day and put in the work," Sammy said

West Indies are currently trailing India 0-1 in the four-match series and the third Test will begin in St.Lucia on August 09.