IN PICS: IPL 2019, KKR vs RR, Match 43
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Sunil Narine's rise to limelight has been fascinating. The world took notice of his wiles and mysterious bowling when he bamboozled batsmen at the Champions League T20 in 2011. That led to a West Indies One-Day International (ODI) call-up later that year.
When he was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders for $700,000 it had come as a surprise to many, but he went on to justify his selection. He helped the franchise win their first Indian Premier League ((IPL) title in 2012 and was named as Player of the Tournament.
Narine’s strength lies in his clever variations without any visible change in action. Though classified as an off-spinner, he can turn the ball the other way without a change in action. While Narine has tasted incredible success in limited-overs cricket, especially in T20s, he has not had the same results in Test cricket.
He had carved his name in West Indian cricket history as he helped them win the ICC World T20 2012 in Sri Lanka. He is not only economical but a genuine wicket-taker in limited-overs cricket, which has earned him stints with Sydney Sixers and Cape Cobras, as well as the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
As the fast bowlers become a dying breed in West Indies cricket, Nariine can help spinners prosper in a new era.
Shrikant Shankar
Career | M | In | R | NO | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
Test | 6 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 22* | 8.000 | 92 | 43.47 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
ODIs | 65 | 45 | 363 | 12 | 36 | 11.00 | 441 | 82.31 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
T20s | 51 | 23 | 155 | 8 | 30 | 10.33 | 138 | 112.3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
World Cup | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Career | M | B | R | W | Avg | EC | SR | 5WI | 10WM | BBI | BBM |
Test | 6 | 1650 | 851 | 21 | 40.52 | 3.094 | 78. | 2 | 0 | 6/27 | 8/223 |
ODIs | 65 | 3540 | 2435 | 92 | 26.46 | 4.127 | 38.47 | 2 | 0 | 5/19 | 5/19 |
T20s | 51 | 1102 | 1105 | 52 | 21.25 | 6.016 | 21.19 | 0 | 0 | 4/12 | 4/12 |
World Cup | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5/19 |
Test Debut
England v West Indies at Edgbaston, Birmingham, June 7, 2012
Last Test
New Zealand v West Indies at Seddon Park, Hamilton, December 19, 2013
ODI Debut
India v West Indies at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, December 5, 2011
Last ODI
Pakistan v West Indies at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, October 5, 2016
T20 Debut
West Indies v Australia at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, March 27, 2012
Last T20
West Indies v India at Guyana National Stadium, Providence, August 6, 2019
While Gayle is part of Team Abu Dhabi, Afridi will be the icon player for Qalandars, Bravo for Delhi Bulls, Russell for Northern ...
Having suffered a massive defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore after putting up 84/8 in their last outing, KKR were not given much of ...
At the moment, Kolkata - who is at the fourth spot in the points table with 10 points - look good to make it to the playoffs.
The clearance comes right after a week when Narine was reported with a suspected illegal bowling action
For KKR, questions remain as to whether their key spinner Sunil Narine, who has been once reported for suspect bowling action, will ...
The Englishman also said that he does not feel the absence of Narine should be a big loss to the KKR setup.
India and West Indies will play first two T20Is of the series in Florida, USA.
While there were nerves at the end as Russell went after RCB bowlers, RCB managed to register their second win of the season.
For most part of the tournament, the CSK-KKR encounter was billed the battle of the top two sides, and as per the standings, they still ...
Dhoni vs Karthik, Dhoni vs Narine, Russell vs Tahir and other talking points ahead of CSK vs KKR.
A look at the phases that proved crucial in Knight Riders' facile win over Rajasthan Royals that pushed them to the top of IPL standings.
How much did the no-ball to reprieve Russell cost? How good was Narine upfront?
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe - 1st Test
ZIM 133/5 OVERS: 39.0
AFG 131 (47.0 Ovs)
ZIM lead by 2 runs
New Zealand vs Australia - 3rd T20I
New Zealand
Match begins at 11:30 IST (06:00 GMT)
04 Mar, 2021 09:30 IST
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 1st T20I
04 Mar, 2021 03:30 IST
Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 2nd T20I
06 Mar, 2021 03:30 IST
Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 3rd T20I
08 Mar, 2021 03:30 IST
Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
New Zealand vs Australia - 5th T20I
07 Mar, 2021 04:30 IST
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
New Zealand vs Australia - 4th T20I
05 Mar, 2021 11:30 IST
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe - 2nd Test
10 Mar, 2021 11:30 IST
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 1st ODI
10 Mar, 2021 19:00 IST
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 2nd ODI
12 Mar, 2021 19:00 IST
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI
14 Mar, 2021 23:00 IST
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
New Zealand vs Australia - 3rd T20I
03 Mar, 2021 11:30 IST | 06:00 GMT
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
04 Mar, 2021 09:30 IST | 04:00 GMT
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
New Zealand vs Australia - 4th T20I
05 Mar, 2021 11:30 IST | 06:00 GMT
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
New Zealand vs Australia - 5th T20I
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Westpac Stadium, Wellington
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Pakistan vs South Africa - 3rd T20I
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