Sammy: 'Results have not gone our way, but we continue to improve'

ESPN – Success can mean very different things to teams, and West Indies head coach Daren Sammy understands that perfectly. His side heads into the third and final ODI in New Chandigarh 2-0 down against India, yet Sammy believes they have been making strides in the right direction.

Between October 2014 and April 2023, West Indies played 30 bilateral ODI series and won just four. When Sammy took over as white-ball coach in May 2023, one of his priorities was turning home into a fortress. Since then, West Indies have won four of the seven home series.

“You come to India and you hear you haven’t won a series here in 20-odd years,” Sammy said. “Yes, the results have not gone our way, but we continue to improve in certain areas. Understanding the objective of this trip and what success means for my team, I think we have taken some strides – not only now, but overall too.