Daren Sammy has been named as West Indies ODI and T20 coach.

Cricket General

Daren Sammy has been named as West Indies ODI and T20 coach.

Former captain, Daren Sammy, who lead his side to two T20 World Cup titles, has been officially appointed as West Indies' one-day and T20 coach. 

The 39-year-old from St Lucia captained West Indies to victory over Sri Lanka in the 2012 T20 World Cup final and again in 2016 when they beat England in a dramatic decider. 

Since retiring as a player, Sammy has coached teams in the Pakistan Super League and the Caribbean Premier League.

His first job will be a three-match ODI series against UAE in Sharjah next month, ahead of the World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe. 

West Indies failed to qualify automatically and will now take part in the 10-team tournament to try and take one of the two remaining slots in the main event which will take place in India later in the year.