Sammy in for Gayle as captain
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October 19, 2010, Tuesday
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DARREN Sammy was handed the task of rebuilding the West Indies team when he was named as the new captain on Sunday.
Jamaican Chris Gayle had been in charge of the side since 2007 but after team slid to seventh in the test rankings and eighth in the one-day standings, the West Indies Cricket Board decided to change the leadership.
"Chris Gayle led the West Indies during a challenging period and the board thanks him for stepping up then," WICB chief executive Ernest Hilaire said.
"But it is now time to pass the mantle on as the West Indies rebuilds."
Selection committee chairman Clyde Butts added: "We are at the dawn of a new era in West Indies cricket and we have entrusted the challenging job of captaincy to Darren Sammy because it is believed that he has demonstrated the attributes of a leader of this diverse group of men."
The 26-year-old Sammy has played eight tests, 43 one-dayers and 19 Twenty20 internationals.
Jamaican Chris Gayle had been in charge of the side since 2007 but after team slid to seventh in the test rankings and eighth in the one-day standings, the West Indies Cricket Board decided to change the leadership.
"Chris Gayle led the West Indies during a challenging period and the board thanks him for stepping up then," WICB chief executive Ernest Hilaire said.
"But it is now time to pass the mantle on as the West Indies rebuilds."
Selection committee chairman Clyde Butts added: "We are at the dawn of a new era in West Indies cricket and we have entrusted the challenging job of captaincy to Darren Sammy because it is believed that he has demonstrated the attributes of a leader of this diverse group of men."
The 26-year-old Sammy has played eight tests, 43 one-dayers and 19 Twenty20 internationals.
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