Darren Sammy ruled out of CPL

Darren Sammy ruled out of CPL: Darren Sammy, the St Lucia Zouks captain, has been ruled out for four weeks and will be out of action for the remainder of this season of the Caribbean Premier League after he fractured his left hand while batting in the match against Jamaica Tallawahs.

Sammy was forced to retire hurt after he suffered a blow from Andre Russell’s delivery.

Kevin Pietersen will fill the shoes of Sammy as Zouks captain and Keron Cottoy, who has played just three T20s, has been called up to the squad as a replacement.

“It’s a real shame for Darren, he’s one of the biggest names in the CPL and a great leader for the Zouks,” Tom Moody, CPL director of cricket, said as reported by ESPN cricinfo. “We wish him a speedy recovery, and knowing the kind of guy he is, I’m sure he’ll continue to be an inspirational part of the squad for the rest of the tournament even though he won’t actually be out in the middle.”

Sammy, who led Zouks to three wins this season, scored 81 runs in six innings at a strike-rate of 124.61 and also picked up six wickets at an economy-rate of 8.5. Sammy is considered tailor made for T20 cricket. So it will be interesting to see how the team indemnifies for it.