ISLAMABAD: Peshawar Zalmi captain Daren Sammy Monday said it is the love ofpeople for him that has come through Pakistan Super League (PSL) and hewould continue visiting Pakistan in future. Sammy, who led Zalmi – standingfor injured Shahid Afridi – to a win over Quetta Gladiators in the finalheld in Lahore, said Zalmi family felt like his own family, said a newsrelease issued here.
“The love they have given me has always been overwhelming for me and it’s alifetime treasure.
Pakistan is always welcoming and I appreciate the fact that the people heretreat me as one of their own,” Sammy said, who played 38 Tests, 126 ODIsand 68T20Is for the West Indies.
The biggest honour he received in his career was in 2012 when he led theWest Indies team to the ICC World Twenty20 title in Sri Lanka.
He was awarded OBE in his native St Lucia and the cricket ground was namedafter him.
He was again the captain when West Indies regained the title in India in2016.
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Sammy, who also played in the IPL and the CPL, places the PSL among the topleagues in the world, primarily for its talent production.
“I see PSL as one of the best leagues in the world as it has become such abig brand in such a short span of time. It is always a treat to play in thePSL,” said Sammy.
He said PSL has provided great emerging cricketers to Pakistan as well asthe world. “Players who perform in PSL also get picked in otherInternational leagues. Ibtisam Sheikh and Sameen Gul are the players tolook-out for in Zalmi,” he said.
Sheikh is a bespectacled leg-spinner of quality, while Sameen is aburgeoning fast bowler.
