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| Bio | |
| Full Name | Daren Julius Garvey Sammy |
| Nickname(s) | Sammy and Jackie |
| Profession | West Indies Cricketer (All-rounder) |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| The height (approx. | in centimeters- 191 cm Meters- 1.91 M Feet Inches 6’ 3” |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Cricket | |
| International Debut | Take a test– 7. Juni 2007 in Manchester vs England ODI8.07.2004 vs New Zealand, Southampton T20– London, 28 June 2007, vs England |
| Jersey number | #88 (West Indies) #88 (IPL County Cricket). |
| Domestic/State team | Glamorgan, Northern Windward Islands. Nottinghamshire. Peshawar Zalmi. Royal Challengers Bangalore. St Lucia. St Lucia Zouks. Stanford Superstars. Sunrisers Hyderabad. University of West Indies Vice Chancellor’s XI. Windward Islands. |
| Nature in the field | Aggressive |
| Favorite shot | Square Cut |
| Main records | • Victorious captain in an ICC T20 World Cup tournament twice (2012 & 2016). • After his ODI debut in the 2004 Champions Trophy at the age of 20, he became the youngest and the 1st ever player St. Lucian to play for West Indies • Record for In 2010 South Africa was the host of the fastest West Indian 50 in 20 balls. • On his Test debut against England at Old Trafford in 2007, he took 7 for Alf Valentine broke his 57-year-old record at 66 for The best figures in bowling for In his debut Test, a West Indian. |
| Career Turning Point | 2002 ICC U19 World Cup |
| Awards/Honours | The Pakistan Government declared in February 2020 that he would be granted the honorary citizenship Pakistan and Pakistan’s highest civil award, Nishane-e-Haider on March 23, 2020. |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of birth | 20/12/83 |
| Age as of 2019 | 36 years |
| The birthplace | Micoud Saint Lucia |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| The Nationality | Saint Lucian |
| Hometown | Micoud Saint Lucia |
| Families | FatherWilson Sammy Mother– Clara Sammy  |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Hobbies | Dancing |
| Controversies | In an international match of West Indies and Ireland at the World Cup 2015, John Mooney and he were found guilty for They were penalized 30% of the match fee for violating the ICC Code of Conduct by using inappropriate language. After this Sammy apologized on Twitter for the incident. |
| Favorite Things | |
| Cricketer | Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar Viv Richards, Chris Gayle AB de Villiers MS Dhoni Brian Lara and Viv Lara Bowler: Waqar Younis, Curtly ambrose, Courtney Walsh, and Joel Garner |
| Film | Babylon: Fire |
| Girls, Family & More | |
| Marital Status | Get married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Cathy Daniel |
| Widow | Cathy Daniel  |
| Children | Dolly– Skai SonDarren Dan Sammy Jr.   |
A few lesser-known facts regarding Darren Sammy
- Does Darren Sammy smoke?: No
- Does Darren Sammy drink alcohol?:
- Sammy is counted among one of the best T20 captains as under his leadership the West Indies team won 2 ICC World Cup tournaments (2012 & 2016).
- Before starting to play cricket for West Indies, he worked as an administrative assistant for the Ministry of Commerce.
- He got his cricket training from Shell Cricket Academy in Grenada and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Young Cricketers in London.
- He was out on a duck on his domestic debut but made a half-century in the next match.
- He gave an emotional and powerful speech after West Indies won the 2016 ICC World Cup in Kolkata, India.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9hJWmL5Hpk
- He took 4 years since his Test debut in 2007 to hit a Test century, which he made against England.
- He cried after taking Sachin Tendulkar’s catch on his last Test match dismissal in 2013.
- In 2010, he married his childhood girlfriend Cathy.
