Clive Lloyd, widely regarded as the greatest captain of the West Indies men’s national cricket team, has urged Cricket West Indies (CWI) to provide additional support for current head coach Daren Sammy.
Lloyd acknowledged that the West Indies produced a solid performance at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, where the team reached the Super Eights stage before being eliminated. However, he stressed that Sammy, who was appointed all-format head coach in April, cannot be expected to deliver the desired results on his own.
Speaking during a recent radio interview, the 81-year-old former captain said the regional board must ensure Sammy receives the necessary assistance and resources to help improve the team’s performances across all formats of the game.
While noting that CWI will ultimately decide whether Sammy continues in charge of Tests, One-Day Internationals, and T20 Internationals, Lloyd believes the Caribbean has many experienced cricket minds who could support the head coach.
He suggested that bringing in additional expertise could strengthen the coaching structure and help the West Indies continue rebuilding and competing at the highest level of international cricket.
“It’s entirely up to the Board,” Sir Clive explained. “It’s a performance-related situation; you get performance-related pay and it’s the same thing with your standing as a coach. Is he doing a good job, is he not doing a good job? The Board has got to make that decision.”
“I still would like to see him getting help from other people; have a selection of people there, guys who understand the game because he alone will take all the stick if they don’t do well,” Sir Clive said.
“We have 14 islands, so we have to please a lot of people, so I think he needs help…because if you’re not doing well, then it’s obvious people will want to put the blame on somebody.”
