Sunil Narine facts for kids
Narine in 2014
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Sunil Philip Narine
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| Born | 26 May 1988 Arima, Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 295) | 7 June 2012 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 19 December 2013 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 162) | 5 December 2011 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 October 2016 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 55) | 27 March 2012 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 6 August 2019 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2018/19 | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13 | Sydney Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Cape Cobras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Trinbago Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–2020/21 | Melbourne Renegades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Lahore Qalandars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Dhaka Dynamites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Oval Invincibles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Los Angeles Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Durban's Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024
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Sunil Philip Narine (born on May 26, 1988) is a talented Trinidadian cricket player. He used to play for the West Indies on the international stage. Sunil is mainly known as an off-spin bowler, which means he spins the ball away from a right-handed batsman. He is also a left-handed batsman.
Sunil Narine made his first international appearance in a One Day International (ODI) match in December 2011. He then played his first Test match in June 2012. He was a key part of the West Indies team that won the 2012 T20 World Cup. In that final match, he took the winning wicket! Sunil announced his retirement from international cricket in November 2023.
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Sunil Narine's Cricket Journey
Starting in First-Class Cricket
Sunil Narine began his journey in first-class cricket for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2009. This was during a competition called the 2008–09 Regional Four Day Competition. In his first match, he bowled many overs but didn't take any wickets.
He played his next first-class match almost a year later. In that game, he took two wickets in the second part of the match.
Playing in Twenty20 (T20) Matches
On January 20, 2011, Sunil played his first Twenty20 (T20) match during the 2011–12 Caribbean Twenty20 tournament. The match was stopped by rain before his team could bowl. However, Trinidad and Tobago ended up winning the competition. Sunil took five wickets in the tournament, showing his skill.
Because they won, Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20. This tournament happened later that year. Sunil was one of the top bowlers, taking ten or more wickets.
Debut in List A Cricket
Sunil made his List A debut on October 20, 2011, in the 2011–12 Regional Super50 tournament. He took one wicket for 35 runs. Trinidad and Tobago won this competition too. Sunil was the best wicket-taker in the tournament, with 15 wickets.
He is also the player who has taken the most wickets in the history of the Champions League T20, with 39 wickets.
Joining the Indian Premier League (IPL)
In February 2012, the Kolkata Knight Riders team bought Sunil for $700,000 to play in the 2012 Indian Premier League. He quickly became a star.
In May 2018, Sunil was chosen as one of the top ten players for the first Global T20 Canada tournament. He played for the Montreal Tigers. In the 2018 Indian Premier League, he was named the most valuable player. This was his second time winning this award, with the first being in his debut season in 2012.
In October 2018, he joined the Dhaka Dynamites team for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. In March 2019, Sunil played his 100th match in the IPL, a big milestone!
In June 2019, he played for the Montreal Tigers again in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In July 2020, he was part of the Trinbago Knight Riders team for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. In February 2021, Sunil played his 100th List A match during the 2020–21 Super50 Cup.
In April 2022, the Oval Invincibles team picked him for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England.
On March 29, 2024, Sunil became only the fourth player ever to play 500 T20 matches. This happened during the 2024 Indian Premier League. He was also the first spin bowler and the first player from the Kolkata Knight Riders to reach this amazing achievement.
On April 16, 2024, he scored his first century (100 runs) in the IPL. He made 109 runs from just 56 balls for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Rajasthan Royals.
In the IPL 2024 season, Sunil won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the third time. This is the most times any single player has won it! His great performance helped the Kolkata Knight Riders win their third IPL title.
In 2025, during the Major League Cricket tournament, Sunil was the stand-in captain for two matches for the Los Angeles Knight Riders.
Sunil Narine's International Career
When the West Indies team visited India in November and December 2011, Sunil Narine was chosen to be part of the squad. He played his first One Day International (ODI) match on December 6. In that game, he took two important wickets, helping the West Indies win by 16 runs.
Back in the Caribbean, Sunil played three matches for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2012. He took 31 wickets, showing how good he was. Australia then came to the West Indies in March for five ODI matches. Sunil and another West Indies bowler, Kemar Roach, both took eleven wickets, making them the top wicket-takers in the series.
After an injury to fast bowler Kemar Roach, Sunil was added to the West Indies team for a Test match against England in June 2012. He had only played six first-class matches before this, but he had taken many wickets. Sunil made his Test debut on June 10, 2012.
On July 16, 2012, Sunil had an amazing performance, taking five wickets for only 28 runs. This helped the West Indies beat New Zealand and win their series. In only his second Test match, he was named the "Man of the Match" because he took eight wickets, including his first "five-wicket haul" (taking five wickets in one innings).
Sunil is the only bowler to have bowled a maiden over in a Super Over in a Twenty20 match. A maiden over means no runs are scored off his bowling.
Sunil Narine's Bowling Action
Sunil Narine is known as a "mystery bowler." This is because he has many different ways of bowling his off breaks, and he hides them well. However, his bowling action has been checked several times because it looked like his arm might be bending too much.
He missed playing in the final of the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 because he was suspended. His arm was bending more than the allowed 15 degrees. In November 2015, he was suspended from bowling in international cricket. His action was reported during a match against Sri Lanka. But in April 2016, he was cleared to bowl again in all types of cricket.
Sunil's action was checked again during the 2018 Pakistan Super League, but he was cleared soon after. In 2020, it was reported once more during the 2020 Indian Premier League. However, the IPL Suspect Bowling Action Committee cleared it later that season.
