Daren Sammy, the former West Indies captain, has been appointed as the head coach for all senior West Indies men’s teams and will take charge of the Test side from April 1, 2025, Cricket West Indies announced on Monday (December 16).
The announcement was made by CWI Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe during a quarterly press conference in St Vincent.
The 40-year-old Sammy had previously been named the head coach for the white-ball formats in May 2023, while Andre Coley was appointed as the Test coach at the same time, after serving as the interim red-ball coach.
Sammy’s tenure as the white-ball coach began in June 2023 with the ODI series against the UAE.
Meanwhile, Coley began his tenure with the home series against India in July 2023.
Under Sammy’s guidance, the West Indies won ODI series against the UAE, Bangladesh, and England twice.
However, they failed to qualify for the 2023 World Cup after missing out on the final of the World Cup qualifier.
The T20I side, under Sammy, registered series wins against India, England, and South Africa (twice) and reached the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies.
On the other hand, the Test team struggled under Coley, failing to win a single series.
They lost series to India, England, and South Africa, while drawing with Australia and Bangladesh.
Their best Test performance came in January 2024 against Australia at The Gabba, where they bowled Australia out for 207 in a chase of 216.
West Indies ended the 2023-25 World Test Championship cycle with only 2 wins from 11 matches, suffering 7 losses and finishing at the bottom of the table.
In addition, Cricket West Indies announced the appointment of Chris Dehring as the new CEO, effective from February 1, 2025.
Dehring will take over the position, which had been vacant since Johnny Grave’s resignation in October 2024.
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