Darren Sammy dumped as West Indies skipper

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados(CMC) – West Indies selectors have dumped Darren Sammy as captain and appointed wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin in his place for the upcoming New Zealand series.

The announcement was made by the West Indies Cricket Board via the online social network, Twitter.

“Denesh Ramdin, the Wicket-keeper/Batsman, has been named new Test Match Captain of the West Indies Team. Congrats to him on the appointment,” the tweet read.

“The WICB also thanks Darren Sammy for his time at the helm as Test Match Captain from November 2010. He will remain as T20 Captain,” the WICB added in another tweet.