Daren Sammy, the former West Indies captain, has been appointed head coach of the men's cricket team. His appointment covers all formats of the game.
This news was announced by Cricket West Indies director of cricket, Miles Bascombe. The announcement came during the board's quarterly press conference in St. Vincent on Monday.
Sammy has been at the helm of the West Indies white-ball teams as head coach since 2023. He will officially assume the role of Test side coach on April 1, 2025.
Sammy is taking over from Andre Coley, the current coach of the red-ball team.
"It's an honour to represent the West Indies in any capacity," the two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain stated in a Windies Cricket post on X.
Sammy expressed his readiness to take on the challenge of elevating the Test team's performance.
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