India vs West Indies: Fans vow to boycott Test at St Lucia following Darren Sammy’s sacking

  The third Test between India and West Indies which starts from August 8 is to be played at Darren Sammy International Stadium, but following Sammy’s axing from the West Indian T20 squad cricket fans of St Lucia are planning to boycott the third Test. This decision comes after Darren Sammy posted a revealed through...

The third Test between India and West Indies which starts from August 8 is to be played at Darren Sammy International Stadium, but following Sammy’s axing from the West Indian T20 squad cricket fans of St Lucia are planning to boycott the third Test. This decision comes after Darren Sammy posted a revealed through a Facebook video that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has informed that he won’t be the captain of the T20 side anymore. Sammy had WICB and as a result they have came to decision of boycotting the third Test. ALSO READ: India vs West Indies 3rd Test Preview & Predictions: Team India eyes series win

The stadium was named after Darren Sammy after West Indies won the World T20 title for the second time under Sammy’s captainship. Sammy was the first player from ST Lucia to captain the national squad after issues between players and board started over contract disputes.  His speech about the problems with the board after their win in the World T20 final, seems to have triggered the decision of axing him. ALSO READ: India vs West Indies: Time for Ishant Sharma to unleash

As a matter of fact, India vs West Indies series has attracted only a handful of crowd and this boycott from St Lucians if it goes as planned will be a big upset for WICB. West Indies captain, Jason Holder said in the press conference ahead of the third Test that he wishes more people could come and watch them play and support them. But with St Lucia seething with anger over the axing of their beloved champion, there is a good chance that the third Test too would be played to a largely empty house.