Sammy turns broadside on West Indies Cricket Board
April 04, 2016, Kolkata, PTI
Skipper Darren Sammy on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) which has failed to communicate with them, terming the attitude as “disappointing”.
Sammy was emotional as he spoke about how they are yet to hear from their board as he made it clear that the issues regarding the pay disputes are yet to be sorted.
“People were wondering we would play this tournament, we had issues with the board, Mark Nicholas called us players with no brain. But all of us came together, these 15 men put adversity aside, play this type of cricket in front of such passionate fans. It was tremendous. I want to thank the coaching team, Phil Simmons,” Sammy said presentation ceremony.
“Really happy for this win, it’s something we’ll cherish for a long time. We have a few match-winners, nobody give us a chance, every game somebody stepped up -- good to see Carlos (Brathwaite) play like that in his debut World Cup,” added Sammy.
“We had a new manager in this tournament in Rawl Lewis. He was doing the job for the first time. He came to Dubai and we know what he did so that we get the jerseys. We did not have the jerseys. Got to give credit to the entire team here. This is for all the fans in the Caribbean. President Mitchell (Keith Mitchell, President of Grenada) send us a inspiring message.”
Kohli named best
India’s Virat Kohli was named the ‘Man of the Tournament’ for his brilliant performances.
Kohli was in sublime form throughout the tournament scoring 273 runs with a staggering average of 136.50 and an equally astounding strike-rate of 146.77 with three 50 plus scores.
He hit 29 boundaries and five sixes in all.
Sammy was emotional as he spoke about how they are yet to hear from their board as he made it clear that the issues regarding the pay disputes are yet to be sorted.
“People were wondering we would play this tournament, we had issues with the board, Mark Nicholas called us players with no brain. But all of us came together, these 15 men put adversity aside, play this type of cricket in front of such passionate fans. It was tremendous. I want to thank the coaching team, Phil Simmons,” Sammy said presentation ceremony.
“Really happy for this win, it’s something we’ll cherish for a long time. We have a few match-winners, nobody give us a chance, every game somebody stepped up -- good to see Carlos (Brathwaite) play like that in his debut World Cup,” added Sammy.
“We had a new manager in this tournament in Rawl Lewis. He was doing the job for the first time. He came to Dubai and we know what he did so that we get the jerseys. We did not have the jerseys. Got to give credit to the entire team here. This is for all the fans in the Caribbean. President Mitchell (Keith Mitchell, President of Grenada) send us a inspiring message.”
Kohli named best
India’s Virat Kohli was named the ‘Man of the Tournament’ for his brilliant performances.
Kohli was in sublime form throughout the tournament scoring 273 runs with a staggering average of 136.50 and an equally astounding strike-rate of 146.77 with three 50 plus scores.
He hit 29 boundaries and five sixes in all.
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