Marlon Nathaniel Samuels was born on 5 February 1981 and is a former Jamaican cricketer who played internationally for the West Indies in all three formats, and a former ODI captain.
40 Facts About Marlon Samuels
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Marlon Samuels is a right-handed middle order batsman and an off-spinner.
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Marlon Samuels was a key member of the West Indies team that won the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20, and was named man of the match in the final of both tournaments, becoming the first man to achieve the feat.
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Marlon Samuels was one of the franchise players for the inaugural Caribbean Premier League.
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On 4 November 2020, Marlon Samuels announced his retirement from professional cricket.
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Marlon Samuels had already informed CWI about his retirement in June 2020.
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Marlon Samuels has seven siblings as in four brothers and three sisters.
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Marlon Samuels's effort was a record score at the ground, beating Martin Love's 250.
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An auction was held for teams to buy players, and Marlon Samuels was bought by the Duronto Rajshahi for $360,000.
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In February 2012, Marlon Samuels signed a contract with Pune Warriors India to play for them in the 2012 and 2013 Indian Premier League.
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The 2012 IPL clashed with Australia's tour of the West Indies, and Marlon Samuels was granted permission to skip the three Test series and play in the league.
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Marlon Samuels helped Peshawar Zalmi to win the 2017 Pakistan Super League, and Kowloon Cantons to win the 2017 Hong Kong T20 Blitz.
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Marlon Samuels first played for the Windies at two successive U19 Cricket World Cups.
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Marlon Samuels played in two Tests on the tour of Australia in 2005, with a highest score of 29, before he was sent home with a knee injury.
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Against Pakistan at Multan in late 2006, Marlon Samuels scored his second ODI century.
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Marlon Samuels fell just short of another century a month later against the Indians in Chennai but his quick fire 98 helped his side chase down India's 268.
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Marlon Samuels was involved in the run-out of Brian Lara in his last international match, against England during the 2007 World Cup.
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Lara was on 18, when Marlon Samuels signalled for a quick run but was unable to reach the other wicket in time as Kevin Pietersen underarmed the ball to hit the stumps.
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In December 2007, Marlon Samuels was named man of the match after scoring 94 and 40 in the first Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth, a match the West Indies won by 128 runs.
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Marlon Samuels went on to score his second Test hundred, in the final match, hitting 105 although it wasn't enough for his side to win the match or the series.
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On 25 February 2008 Marlon Samuels was suspended from bowling in international cricket until he corrects his bowling action, which has been deemed suspect.
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Indian police accused Marlon Samuels of giving out team information to a known bookie prior to the 1st ODI between the West Indies and India in Nagpur on 21 January 2007.
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West-Indian chief selector Clyde Butts stated that the door was open for Marlon Samuels to serve the Windies in international cricket provided that he proved himself on the domestic circuit.
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Marlon Samuels returned to the Test side for the second Test and scored a half-century in his first innings.
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Marlon Samuels was selected in the West Indies Test squad to tour England after the IPL.
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However, with England batting on the final day to win the match Marlon Samuels was asked to bowl.
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Marlon Samuels was named man of the match in the final of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20, in which the West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs to claim the title.
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Marlon Samuels scored 78 off 56 balls, an innings which included six sixes and three fours.
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Marlon Samuels was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2012 T20 World Cup by the ICC.
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Marlon Samuels was named man of the match in the final of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in which he scored an unbeaten 85 off 66 balls to help West Indies beat England by 4 wickets and capture their second World Twenty20 title.
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Marlon Samuels was later named as the 2016 West Indies' ODI Player of the Year and Cricketer of the Year.
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The action was found to be illegal for the second time and Marlon Samuels was banned from bowling in international arena for 12 months.
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On 24 February 2017, Marlon Samuels discussed with WICB about the omission him from West Indies squad and suggested he could accept a Kolpak deal in county cricket.
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When Stokes was then dismissed for 8 on Day 3 of the same match, Marlon Samuels saluted the departing batsman.
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The feud resurfaced during the final of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, during which Marlon Samuels scored a crucial 85.
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Tensions again arose between Marlon Samuels and Stokes in 2020; Stokes, who had been forced to quarantine while visiting his family in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic, later joked that the experience of isolation had been so tough "he wouldn't wish it on his worst enemy" - when asked if he included Marlon Samuels in that statement, he responded "no, it's that bad".
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Marlon Samuels responded on his social media with an expletive-laden post referencing Stokes' wife, which drew a negative response from many in the cricketing world.
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Marlon Samuels again took to social media to respond, mocking Warne for having plastic surgery.
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In September 2021, Marlon Samuels was charged with breaching the ICC anti-corruption code, for his time playing in the T10 League in 2019.
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Marlon Samuels has scored seven centuries in Test matches and ten in One Day Internationals.