Warriors don’t back down: Sammy
dubai — “We are the warriors and warriors don’t back down,” said Darren Sammy with a beaming smile.
Northern Warriors, the new addition to the T10 League, launched their jersey in Dubai on Tuesday.
And Sammy, their captain and icon player, said his men will play like warriors when the second edition of the tournament (November 23-December 2) begins in two months’ time.
With former India all-rounder Robin Singh as the head coach, Sammy is confident that Northern Warriors can go all the way.
“I am very excited to be with the Warriors. I will bring all my experience as captain. It’s wonderful to have Robin (Singh) in our team and I am confident of achieving some great things,” Sammy, the only captain to have won two World T20 titles, said at the press conference on Tuesday.
The Warriors have acquired some formidable players — Dwayne Smith, Wahab Riaz, Lendl Simmons, Andre Russell and Ravi Bopara — for the tournament.
“It’s a strong team. You obviously feel great as captain when you have so many exciting players — like Lendl Simmons. Well, everybody knows Lendl’s ability. He was the one who took us to the World T20 final in 2018 with a magnificent 80 in the semi-finals against India,” Sammy said.
“He has played cricket all over the world. He opens the batting and up to this year, he was the leading run scorer in CPL,” Sammy added,
Robin Singh, who played 136 One-Day Internationals for India, was naturally delighted with the squad.“It’s a very good team. There are some very experienced limited overs players in this team,” Singh said at the press conference.
Singh was especially pleased to have Pakistan fast bowler Wahab in his team.
“It’s really great to have someone like Wahab. He has been a proven performer for such a long time. I think Pakistan have missed a trick by not picking Wahab. He is a really smart bowler.”
Singh said Bopara’s intelligence will help the Warriors.
“In shorter formats, it’s the intelligence that matters. Ravi is very clever. I know that because I have worked with him in the past,” Singh added.
I am very excited to be with the Warriors. I will bring all my experience as captain. It’s wonderful to have Robin in our team
Darren Sammy