Sammy’s future as Head Coach could be decided at T20 World Cup

Daren Sammy’s future as all-format head coach could hinge on the West Indies’ performance at next month’s T20 World Cup, says renowned cricket commentator and former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop.
Sammy, who captained the West Indies to two T20 World Cup titles, has endured a tough start since becoming all-format head coach on April 1. Many cricket pundits and fans across the region are calling for change at the helm after some poor performances from the West Indies.
He has won just two series: a historic 2-1 One-Day International (ODI) victory over Pakistan in August and the T20 International whipping (3-0) of Bangladesh in October.
However, he has suffered Test and T20I losses to Australia, a Test series loss to India, and an ODI series loss to Bangladesh, while New Zealand downed the regional side in their recently concluded T20I, ODI, and Test series.
Bishop believes Sammy’s tenure could be tied to the West Indies’ showing at the marquee event.
Speaking during an interview on iSportsi95.5 FM on Saturday, Bishop admitted that Sammy’s results thus far had been unflattering.

“The results so far are not going to be a pleasing reflection for Daren Sammy.
“He started off with three very difficult series, but he knew that when he took the job against Australia in the Caribbean, against India in India, and then against New Zealand in New Zealand, where we haven’t won since 1995, that’s 30 years of Test cricket where we haven’t won a game. So, there will be disappointment, certainly, from a Test match point of view…” Bishop said.
“From a white-ball point of view, the real proof is going to be the T20 World Cup next year.
That is a team that has a lot of potential from a batting point of view, if not from a bowling point of view; and so, what are we going to judge him by? And I think it’s going to rest heavily on the white-ball component of the game that will come up in the next two months.”
The 2026 T20 World Cup is set to be held in Sri Lanka and India from February 7 to March 8.