Role of players is to entertain fans who come out to watch matches, says Darren Sammy

Darren Sammy

West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy feels that the major role of players is to entertain fans who come out to watch the match.

Darren Sammy is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad at the seventh edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). Sammy mentioned that IPL is an amazing tournament to play in.

Talking to the media, Sammy said, “It is a great feeling to be playing IPL as it as an amazing tournament. Most players around the world look forward to be part of it. It’s being held for the first time in the UAE and I am told tickets are selling like crazy. As players, our role is to come and entertain the fans who come out to watch us.”

Sammy led the West Indies team for the World T20 and the team was not able to get past the semifinals in a rain-affected match against Sri Lanka.

When asked about his team not making it to the finals, the 30-year-old all-rounder said, “I’ve got over it (the disappointment of World T20). When we left home for Bangladesh, we wanted to defend our title but we could not control the weather. From the semi-final, god was smiling on Mahela (Jayawardene) and (Kumar) Sangakkara. Though I won’t say my prediction came true, it was nice to see Sri Lanka win the tournament. It was disappointing we were not in the final but ultimately cricket was the winner.”

Darren Sammy is the vice-captain of SRH and the side from Hyderabad will open their IPL 7 campaign on April 18 against Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi.

Sammy tweeted:

#srhinuae I’m ready to rise up. http://t.co/MlbMgWCk8w

— Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) April 14, 2014