@jacksprat

clapping

yuh underrating de clapping. dat clapping have teeth. But on a serious note, I have said on numerous occasions that the only thing missing from the t20 squad of 2009 was Marlon Samuels. I don't particularly like samuels, but other than Sarwan, whose career had been destroyed the year before by the ugly man, he was the only man with the finesse to conquer malinga and mendis in a t20. Those two had caused us tremendous misery in the t20 semi final of 2009, Malinga would go on to clean up TT red force, big bad TT red force in the champions league for 90 in 2011, and even though trinidad made Mumbai indians sweat blood to reach the target, it did not change the fact that we did not have the personnel in that squad to conquer him. Marlon samuels is the first...and only man I've seen beat malinga off his line in a t20. that 93 in that final in 2012 is the t20 equivalent of lara's 213 in tests, that is how highly i rate it, in terms of pure, unadulterated skill. If samuels had been in that semi in 2009, we could have well won it. Sammy was peripheral to the successes in 2010 and 2016. that is beyond contestation

@Jumpstart

Sammy was peripheral to the successes in 2010 and 2016. that is beyond contestation

THAT SAID IT ALL!!!

We won, inspite of him because, with him in the team, we were always playing one- short!

@jacksprat

Unlike you I do not attempt to rewrite History to suit my agenda. Here are some historical facts that not even your disingenuity or dishonesty cannot refute:

Sammy MOM makes Gayle n co millionaires

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-oct-nov-2008-2008-09-354387/stanford-superstars-vs-england-354386/full-scorecard

First World cup final Sammy 26* off 15 and 2 overs 2/6.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-twenty20-2012-13-531597/sri-lanka-vs-west-indies-final-533298/full-scorecard

There is more but I would allow you enough time to digest this as I know you lack the appetite for the FACTS.

@voiceotreason

😂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEgg4aXpLe0&list=RDcEgg4aXpLe0&start_radio=1

@Jumpstart

Samuels must have developed a hernia from carrying that parasite throughout the T20 tournament. Marlon's performance was so monumental that West Indies could afford to play 10 versus 11 with Sammy just a mindlessly clapping bystander

Daz it rite dere.

Many of you Samuels' fans are just upset that Samuels is the antithesis of Sammy.

Samuels; a player with an abundance of talent who failed to fulfil his potential, while Sammy with mediocre talent( esp after his injury), was able to overachieve, and led the WI team to not one but two WC.

Sammy was able to take Samuels under his wings and get him to perform at consistent level, to help us to win the two WC. Before Sammy, he was the greatest enigma since Sir Carl, but at least Sammy was able to inspire and help him gloss over some of his unfulfilled career with two WC championship knocks.