West Indies cricketer Darren Sammy is all set to become an honorary citizen of Pakistan, the honorary citizenship will be given to the West Indian player on March 23.

President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi will confer the highest civilian award and honorary citizenship to Darren Sammy on 23 March for his invaluable contribution to cricket in Pakistan, Sammy will be the first cricketer to receive the honor. The push to award honorary citizenship to Sammy was led by Peshawar Zalmi franchise owner Javed Afridi.

President of Pakistan Dr @ArifAlvi will confer the highest civilian award and honourary citizenship to Darren Sammy on 23 March for his invaluable contribution to cricket in Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/mn9AiLknB0

— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) February 22, 2020

Earlier, Peshawar Zalmi owner Javed Afridi had revealed that team skipper Darren Sammy could be in line to receive honorary citizenship of Pakistan owing to his contributions to the league in particular and bringing cricket back to the country in general.