Lara said he had the chance to pick two stronger players, but rather went with Sammy and Sylvester Joseph a few years ago, because he felt they would have a better impact of team unity, and his prediction has proven to be accurate.We were going to play in a tournament in England and we had 14 players to pick and after 12, the two players they were asking for I didn't want on the team, because they weren't going to play, but I knew they were going to be very destructive.Sammy led the Windies to the World Twenty20 title in Sri Lanka last year, and has moulded the once fractured side into a cohesive and improving unit, with players like Marlon Samuels and Sunil Narine gaining increasing recognition.And I remember picking Darren Sammy and a guy called Sylvester Joseph. Darren Sammy at no point in time would have considered himself to be a future leader of West Indies cricket. He was someone who you could depend on.The Windies legend said: "I remember picking Darren Sammy, not for his cricketing ability, but for the way he carried about himself.
Friday 12 April 2013
Sammy for his passion
Lara said he had the chance to pick two stronger players, but rather went with Sammy and Sylvester Joseph a few years ago, because he felt they would have a better impact of team unity, and his prediction has proven to be accurate.We were going to play in a tournament in England and we had 14 players to pick and after 12, the two players they were asking for I didn't want on the team, because they weren't going to play, but I knew they were going to be very destructive.Sammy led the Windies to the World Twenty20 title in Sri Lanka last year, and has moulded the once fractured side into a cohesive and improving unit, with players like Marlon Samuels and Sunil Narine gaining increasing recognition.And I remember picking Darren Sammy and a guy called Sylvester Joseph. Darren Sammy at no point in time would have considered himself to be a future leader of West Indies cricket. He was someone who you could depend on.The Windies legend said: "I remember picking Darren Sammy, not for his cricketing ability, but for the way he carried about himself.
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