We're in it to win it: Sammy
Kolkata, Feb. 7 -- "West Indies cricket is a world in itself," Daren Sammy paused. "A lot has happened. Whether it be administration, whether it be players going in different directions. But it's the West Indies. You can't talk about cricket and not talk about the West Indies.
"West Indies cricketers are known better than their prime ministers. So it brings a lot of history. And that is what I try to instill in the guys. If you understand the history, if you know where you came from and what you've done, you now have an opportunity to shape the next generation. And I told them in the huddle today, create your own piece of history."
This man, that day, at the same Eden Gardens press conference room where 10 years ago Marlon Samuels strode in after West Indies won their second T20 World Cup.
"There was a period between probably 2009 to 2016 where we really invented the game. Cycles come. Especially with us, the challenges that we face in keeping players, in developing players. We face a whole lot of challenges. I dream for an era where we say we did this because of, and not in spite of." he said.
"And I'm looking at the guys and the calibre of talent that we have in that dressing room. If we go out and execute with both ball and bat and also in the field, we're in it to win it."
They have Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer however, as well as Johnson Charles and Jason Holder from that class of 2016.
"We made that era between 2007 and 2016," he added. "Even though nobody believes, I believe. And my team believes. Let the dance start tomorrow."...
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