MUMBAI, India (CMC):West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy is among five Caribbean players released by their Indian Premier League franchises, ahead of the new season, which bowls off next April.
The former Test skipper has been joined by pacers Ravi Rampaul, Jason Holder, Krishmar Santokie, and Kevon Cooper as players who will be seeking a new franchise for the upcoming IPL season.
Since his retirement from Test cricket earlier this year, Sammy has plied his trade extensively in the T20 leagues around the globe, playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in India, Glamorgan in England and more recently, Titans in South Africa.
A big-hitting lower-order batsman who bowls deceptive medium pace, Sammy is already a seasoned campaigner in the game's shortest form, having already played 143 T20s.
However, he spent just two seasons with the Sunrisers franchise.
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