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Daren Sammy (Cricketer) Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Daren Sammy (Cricketer) Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

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Age: 36 Years

Wife: Cathy Daniel

Hometown: Micoud, Saint Lucia
Bio
Full Name Daren Julius Garvey Sammy
Nickname(s) Sammy and Jackie
Profession West Indies Cricketer (All-rounder)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters- 191 cm
in meters- 1.91 m
in Feet Inches- 6’ 3”
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Cricket
International Debut Test- 7 June 2007 vs England in Manchester
ODI- 8 July 2004 vs New Zealand in Southampton
T20- 28 June 2007 vs England in London
Jersey Number #88 (West Indies)
#88 (IPL, County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team West Indies, Glamorgan, Hobart Hurricanes, Northern Windward Islands, Nottinghamshire, Peshawar Zalmi, Royal Challengers Bangalore, St Lucia, St Lucia Zouks, Stanford Superstars, Sunrisers Hyderabad, University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI, Windward Islands
Nature on field Aggressive
Favourite Shot Square Cut
Records (main ones) • Victorious captain in an ICC T20 World Cup tournament twice (2012 & 2016).
• After his ODI debut in the 2004 Champions Trophy at the age of 20, he became the youngest and the 1st ever player St. Lucian to play for the West Indies.
• Record for the fastest 50 by a West Indian in 20 balls against South Africa in 2010.
• On his Test debut against England at Old Trafford in 2007, he took 7 for 66 and broke the 57 year old record of Alf Valentine for the best bowling figures for a West Indian in his debut Test.
Career Turning Point ICC U19 World Cup 2002
Awards/Honours In February 2020, the Pakistan Government announced to give him the honorary citizenship of Pakistan and Pakistan's highest civilian award, Nishan-e-Haider, on 23 March 2020.
Personal Life
Date of Birth 20 December 1983
Age (as in 2019) 36 Years
Birthplace Micoud, Saint Lucia
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Nationality Saint Lucian
Hometown Micoud, Saint Lucia
Family Father- Wilson Sammy
Mother- Clara Sammy
Religion Christianity
Hobbies Dancing
Controversies In a World Cup 2015 match between West Indies and Ireland, he and Irish bowler John Mooney were found guilty for violating ICC Code of Conduct (using inappropriate language) and were fined 30% of their match fees. After this incident, Sammy apologised on Twitter.
Favourite Things
Cricketer Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, MS Dhoni, Brian Lara and Viv Richards
Bowler: Waqar Younis, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh and Joel Garner
Film Fire in Babylon
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Girlfriends Cathy Daniel
Wife Cathy Daniel
Children Daughter- Skai


Son- Darren Dan Sammy Jr and 1 more


Some lesser known facts about Darren Sammy