Sri Lanka v West Indies, World T20, semi-final

Sammy defends wait-and-watch approach

Apr 3, 2014: Darren Sammy said it was disappointing to go out under the rain rule, and refused to answer when he was asked whether West Indies could afford Gayle and Samuels taking as much time as they did

SL v WI, World T20, semi-finals

High-risk and handsome

Apr 2, 2014: West Indies' inability to rotate the strike has landed them in a few sticky situations, but their six-hitting prowess has usually come to their rescue. Can this approach take them to a second straight final?

SL v WI, World T20, semi-finals, Mirpur

Captaincy contrasts couldn't be starker

Apr 2, 2014: Sri Lanka had not announced their captain seven hours before they play a crunch game while West Indies are buzzing under the in-form Darren Sammy

SL v WI, World T20, semi-finals

'Sri Lanka will be thinking about 2012 final' - Sammy

Apr 2, 2014: Darren Sammy does not think the events of the 2012 final will give West Indies an edge going into their World T20 semi-final, but says it will play on Sri Lanka's minds

Sammy settled in finisher role

Mar 31, 2014: The West Indies captain has repaid the faith the selectors invested in him with some thrilling late-order performances recently

Australia v WI, World T20, Group 2, Mirpur

'Talk is cheap' - Sammy

Mar 28, 2014: Darren Sammy said West Indies' Gangnam Style celebrations after beating Australia weren't pre-planned, but said it felt good to have hit the winning sixes off James Faulkner, who had needled the West Indies players before the match

Australia v WI, World T20, Group 2, Mirpur

Ducking fielders, and tardy toecaps

Mar 28, 2014: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the Group 2 match between Australia and West Indies

Australia v West Indies, World T20, Group 2, Mirpur

Sammy pulls off West Indies' best chase

Mar 28, 2014: West Indian batting power ejected Australia from the previous World T20 in Sri Lanka and has all but done so again after Darren Sammy pulled off a remarkable heist in Mirpur

IPL 2014

Dhawan to lead Sunrisers in IPL 2014

Mar 24, 2014: Shikhar Dhawan will lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2014, while Darren Sammy, West Indies' T20 captain, has been appointed vice-captain

India v West Indies, World T20, Group 2, Mirpur

Sammy throws down the big-hitting gauntlet

Mar 22, 2014: Darren Sammy is confident the big-hitters can give West Indies an advantage in their opening match against India

World Twenty20 2014

Defending champions possess measured belief

Mar 22, 2014: The recent success against England has helped West Indies rediscover some form and belief, and their flair could help them defend their World Twenty20 title in Bangladesh

West Indies v England, 3rd T20, Barbados

Jordan stars on homecoming to lift England

Mar 13, 2014: The last time Chris Jordan batted at Kensington Oval, the ground was being developed for a Caribbean World Cup

West Indies v England, 2nd T20, Barbados

Sammy hails 'complete team effort'

Mar 11, 2014: Darren Sammy believes that the West Indies have gained the favourable momentum they targeted ahead of their World T20 title defence in Bangladesh later this month

West Indies v England, 2nd T20, Barbados

Sammy seals series for West Indies

Mar 11, 2014: West Indies outmuscled England to win the T20 series 2-0 with one to play courtesy of a five-wicket win with seven balls to spare at Kensington Oval

West Indies v England, 1st T20, Barbados

Bopara, Sammy and Samuels fined for verbal showdown

Mar 11, 2014: England batsman Ravi Bopara and West Indians Marlon Samuels and Darren Sammy have been fined for their verbal altercation during the first T20 in Barbados on Sunday

West Indies v England, 1st ODI, Antigua

Lumb hundred in vain as England collapse again

Feb 28, 2014: Michael Lumb's hundred on ODI debut was not enough to earn England victory as their batting subsided after their bowling had earlier failed to contain West Indies' hitting

West Indies v Ireland, 2nd T20, Kingston

Sammy helps West Indies save face

Feb 21, 2014: West Indies scrapped hard for their dignity and a narrow 11-run win to deny Ireland their first bilateral series victory against a Full Member

West Indies in New Zealand 2013-14

Sammy ruled out of T20 series

Jan 7, 2014: Darren Sammy, West Indies' Twenty20 captain, has been ruled out of the two T20 matches against New Zealand later his month due to his hamstring injury

New Zealand v West Indies, 4th ODI, Nelson

Injured Sammy to miss rest of series

Jan 3, 2014: Dwayne Bravo has remained optimistic about his team's chances to bounce back after a comprehensive loss in the third ODI but will have to do so without the services of Darren Sammy

New Zealand v West Indies, 1st ODI, Auckland

WI 1-0 up after two-wicket win

Dec 26, 2013: West Indies' search for their first win of the New Zealand tour ended at Eden Park in Auckland as the visitors edged past the home side in a low-scoring thriller to take lead in the five-match ODI series