It might have been more than four years since he represented his country at the highest level, but former West Indies skipper Daren Sammy still hasn’t closed the door on his international return.

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Sammy, who last played for West Indies during the triumphant 2016 T20 World Cup campaign, is now planning to make a comeback to the national team ahead of 2021 T20 World Cup in India with a good show in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Sammy said lack of cricket due to COVID-19 has reignited his desire to return to the international circuit.

"I have had a lot of soul searching and reflection in the past few months. Anybody who's been at home in the lockdown all these months would not have done justice to themselves if they didn't glean over things," Sammy, who will lead St Lucia Zouks in CPL 2020, was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.

"I have not retired. I have not closed that door and if I take care of what I have to do for St Lucia and get us to the playoffs along with my own very good performances that will certainly make selectors take notice of it," the two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain added.

In August 2016, Sammy was sacked as T20I captain and also didn't find a place in the team. He was named in a World XI side to play three T20Is against Pakistan in the 2017 Independence Cup in Lahore.

However, injuries and disagreements with the erstwhile Dave Cameron regime at West Indies Cricket Board also impacted his chances of making a comeback to international cricket.

Speaking about the CPL, Daren Sammy said, "I'm actually just going into this tournament to do better for myself and St. Lucia. That is the focus this year and if I do well at that it will raise a few eyebrows as well for other things."

The upcoming edition of CPL will be played from August 18 to September 10.