Former West Indies captain and two-time T20 World Cup winner Darren Sammy has been appointed to the CWI board as an independent non-member director.
The Cricket West Indies Board decided during a meeting on June 17.
Sammy, who led West Indies to two consecutive T20 titles in 2012 and 2016, is one of three Independent Directors appointed for the next two years at last Thursday’s meeting.
He joins Debra Coryat-Patton, a Trinidadian attorney, and Dr. Akshai Mansingh, a Jamaican surgeon and university administrator, who were both re-appointed to a second term.
“It is an honour to be appointed as a CWI Director; this is another great opportunity for me to give my best to West Indies cricket in a new way, off the field,” Sammy said on the Windies Cricket website.
“All of my local, regional, and international experiences have equipped me to have a long-term impact on West Indian cricket. I’m ecstatic and grateful for the opportunity to serve, and I’m looking forward to giving back to the sport and region that I adore,” he said.
The 37-year-old, who has played 38 Tests, 126 ODIs, and 68 T20s for the West Indies, is presently the head coach of Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League and a cricket consultant for the St. Lucia Zouks in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Sammy, who last played in the CPL final in 2020, is the first international cricketer from Saint Lucia to have his home country’s national stadium dedicated after him.
He is also St. Lucia’s Goodwill Ambassador.
