PSL 2023: West Indies’s Daren Sammy Reappointed As Head Coach Of Peshawar Zalmi

PSL 2023: West Indies’s Daren Sammy Reappointed As Head Coach Of Peshawar Zalmi, replacing James Foster in charge of the team during PSL 2022.

One of the more recognizable foreign faces:-

Sammy has been a mainstay for the franchise since the inception of the PSL in 2016 and has been one of the more recognizable foreign faces for the league.

Also read:- T20 WC 2022: Danish Sait Asked funny Questions To Many cricketers Including Kohli, Pandya, Pant, Shaheen in a funny Way

He started as the vice captain and took over the leadership in 2017 following the resignation of Shahid Afridi.

Wahab Riaz as full-time captain:-

He was an integral part of the team as a player until 2020 when the franchise made a mid-season reshuffle replacing him with Wahab Riaz as the full-time captain.

Sammy had a two-year stint as the team’s head coach in 2020 and 2021. Darren brings with him his experience of coaching St Lucia Kings in the CPL.

Sammy takes the Kings to the Playoffs:-

Most recently in the CPL, Sammy led the Kings to the playoffs, where they lost to eventual champion Jamaica Tallawahs in the Eliminator.

Zalmi won the title in 2017 and was runner-up in 2018, 2019, and 2021. In 2022, they lost to Islamabad United in the Eliminator.

Read more:- Sri Lanka’s Dushmantha Chameera Ruled Out Of T20 WC 2022 Due To Injury

After the PSL Governing Council meeting in September, the PCB announced that the 2023 season of the PSL would begin on 9 February and the final would take place on 19 March.