St Lucia ground to be renamed after Sammy

Johnson Charles, the opener, is the other St. Lucian in the West Indies squad, and will have a grandstand named after him at the venue. Charles will also receive a plot of land on St Lucia, a Caribbean island most famed as a tourist destination.

Sammy led his side to glory in a thrilling finish against England in Kolkata, where Carlos Brathwaite hit four successive sixes in the last over to seal a four-wicket. West Indies thus became the first team to win the World T20 title twice – Sammy was also the captain when they beat then hosts Sri Lanka in the 2012 final in Colombo.

The West Indies Cricket Board congratulated Sammy and Charles for the honour their home country St. Lucia bestowed on them.

“Both are fitting tributes to the hard work and dedication of the players who just completed an exciting victory to win the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Men’s title,” a WICB release stated. “The honour is fitting and we salute the players.”