debut: 2/1/15
10,745 runs
Since the entire series is now completed?
Shallow stands by Sammy
Despite the West Indies’ humiliating 3-0 Test series sweep at the hands of Australia, Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Dr Kishore Shallow is standing firmly behind new head coach Daren Sammy, even as calls mount for his removal following the team’s dismal showing with the bat and a historic 27 all out in the final Test at Sabina Park.
Shallow spoke passionately on the Mason & Guests show as he dismissed the criticism directed at Sammy as not only premature but rooted in long-standing regional biases, particularly because the coach hails from the smaller island of Saint Lucia.
“Daren continues to get unfair criticism because he is from a small island. Some people run from that fact, but I won’t. Insularity is something that still exists in our system that I believe we need to get rid of. Some of our former greats mentioned that in some of the texts that they have put out over the years. So we can’t run from that,” Shallow declared.
Shallow spoke passionately on the Mason & Guests show as he dismissed the criticism directed at Sammy as not only premature but rooted in long-standing regional biases, particularly because the coach hails from the smaller island of Saint Lucia.
“Daren continues to get unfair criticism because he is from a small island. Some people run from that fact, but I won’t. Insularity is something that still exists in our system that I believe we need to get rid of. Some of our former greats mentioned that in some of the texts that they have put out over the years. So we can’t run from that,” Shallow declared.
Shallow stands by Sammy
