West Indies all the way - it's no brainer for me: Darren Sammy on T20 World Cup
The Hindu
The men's T20 World Cup will be held between October 17 and November 14 in Oman and the UAE
Reigning champions West Indies will go all the way in the upcoming T20 World Cup, reckons former skipper Darren Sammy, taking into the consideration their ability to adjust quickly to the conditions in this format. The West Indies won the title in 2016 in India, beating England in a dramatic final, following Carlos Brathwaite's stunning four sixes in the last over. "It's a no brainer for me — West Indies all the way," said Mr. Sammy in an ICC Digital Show.He has worn India’s blues, albeit in an Under-19 World Cup, with K.L. Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat as his teammates. He has proudly adorned the Lion’s Crest — the famed Mumbai cricket logo — in all three formats. He has played with Yuvraj Singh, against Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid and has the likes of Rahul and Joe Root in his illustrious list of dismissals. He is also a software developer for an IT giant, based in California. Virtually every middle-class Indian over the last three decades at some stage dreams of being either a cricketer or an IT professional. Saurabh Netravalkar has been combining two dreams, even after relocating to USA to pursue academics at the prestigious Cornell University in 2015.
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