5 captains who were sacked unceremoniously

#5 Darren Sammy

Darren Sammy after the World T20 triumph in Kolkata

The speech of the charismatic West Indian skipper after his team won the 2016 World T20 in Kolkata was nothing short of a diplomatic masterclass, but the way he attacked his own cricket board had to have repercussions. And yes it certainly did.

The winner of two World T20 titles was sacked as the skipper of the T20 side. Sammy posted a very emotional video on his Facebook page where he informed everyone that his captaincy had been taken away from the selectors. He also said that the selectors had reviewed his captaincy and later informed that Sammy won’t be part of the team anymore.

“I got a call yesterday morning, it was probably 30 seconds, from the chairman of selectors telling me that they’ve reviewed the captaincy of T20 and I won’t be captain anymore of the T20 team, [and] my performances have not merited selection in the squad,” Sammy said in the video.

Carlos Brathwaite was appointed as the new skipper of the Caribbean side.