CPL 2022: CPL 2022 Live Updates – Former West Indies cricketer Darren Sammy has been appointed as the coach of Saint Lucia Kings for the upcoming season 10 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Sammy was the captain of the team in the 2021 season. It was a conscious and well-thought decision by management to have their gun player as a coach when he decided to hang his boots. Wasting no time, SLK announced their decision to have Sammy as the head coach on Friday (June 17). Follow CPL 2022 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
CPL 2022: Saint Lucia Kings appoint Darren Sammy as the head coach for season 10 of CPL – Watch Video
CPL 2022: Sammy grateful to be coach of Saint Lucia Kings – The former West Indies captain has said that he was grateful for the franchise backing him through thick and thin. “St Lucia is and will always be home and it was always part of the plan to lead the franchise after my playing days. I cannot wait to start the next chapter, where we continue on our quest to win a CPL title. I would like to thank the franchise owners for the faith they have shown in me this far. The Journey Continues,” Sammy said.
🇱🇨 @darensammy88 appointed as head coach of Saint Lucia Kings 🇱🇨 #DarenSammy #beinspired #CPL22 #kiteyenspiwew pic.twitter.com/eKc4KmjPvF
— Saint Lucia Kings (@SaintLuciaKings) June 17, 2022
CPL 2022: Saint Lucia Kings appoint Darren Sammy as the head coach for season 10 of CPL – Watch Video
CPL 2022: Satish Menon, CEO, KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited said “We’re very happy to have Daren onboard as the new head coach for Saint Lucia Kings. He has been an integral part of the team once as a player captain and mentor. Now he will be seen in a new role as it is head coach and as always will continue to inspire the team and propel them to greater heights. He was a natural choice given his natural skills both as a player and a leader and am sure that under his stewardship Saint Lucia Kings will continue to be a force to reckon with.”
CPL 2022: Sammy hopes to bring home the trophy in the new role as coach
As a player and captain of the SLK, Sammy did not win the trophy in the nine years he was part of the team. Now as the coach of the team, the former West Indies captain will hope to change the tide and do his level best to bring home the Cup. Season 10 of CPL will commence from August 30, 2022.
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