Darren Sammy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Darren Sammy

West Indian cricketer

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1983

Place of Birth: Micoud Quarter, Saint Lucia

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Saint Lucia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Darren Julius Garvey Sammy, (born 20 December 1983) is a Saint Lucian cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies.
He is a two time T20 World Cup winning captain.
He plays as a right-handed batsman and a fast-medium bowler.
On making his One-Day International (ODI) debut against Bangladesh in 2004, Sammy became the first person from the island of St Lucia to play international cricket.
Three years later he made his Test debut against England, taking 7/66 which were the best bowling figures for a West Indian in his first Test since Alf Valentine in 1950.
Sammy was appointed West Indies captain in October 2010.
He scored his maiden Test century in May 2012 during a match against England. Sammy is the only captain to have won World T20 twice.
He captained West Indies to the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 victory against Sri Lanka, West Indies' first major trophy for 8 years (having won the ICC Champions trophy against England in 2004).
Sammy again captained West Indies to victory in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 against England.
Now Sammy plays in the Pakistan Super League as the captain of Peshawar Zalmi.
Where he lead them to glory in 2017 On 5 August 2016, Sammy was informed he was being dropped as T20I captain of West Indies.