6. Darren Sammy’s explosive comments after winning the World T20:
Emotions were running high in the West Indies camp after Carlos Brathwaite hit four sixes in the last over of World T20 final against England to make his team win the trophy for the second time. The players were involved in a tussle with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for quite some time but they put all the problems behind and performed brilliantly to win the title. However, their skipper Darren Sammy could not hold back after winning the final and delivered an emotional speech that was later condemned by the WICB and the ICC.
He had said:“I don’t know when I’ll have these guys in the dressing room.You look at the schedule, I don’t see any T20 schedule for this year because of the system in the Caribbean. We have a tri-series and a [Test] series against India. We are not eligible for selection and so this tournament meant a lot. Not only for me but for the guys. We played for a cause. I really want to commend the men for the way they have just, they put their focus on cricket. And now that the cricket is over, we can deal with all the issues we want to talk about.”
“The experts or so-called experts, commentators, journalists didn’t give us a chance. One particular journalist said we play with no brains. That particular comment really brought this team together. Before that the contract issues,” he added.