10 Facts About Narsingh Deonarine

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Narsingh Deonarine was born on 16 August 1983 and is a Guyanese cricketer, who has played for the West Indies.

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Narsingh Deonarine is a left-handed batsman who bowls a right-arm off break.

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Narsingh Deonarine made his debut for Guyana at the age of 17, and after captaining the West Indies under 19 team in 2002, he made headlines after hitting a century against the touring Australians the following year.

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Narsingh Deonarine first came into the West Indies squad after contract disputes saw seven players left out of the South African Test of March 2005.

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Narsingh Deonarine was at the striker's end with Ramnaresh Sarwan at the bowlers end.

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Narsingh Deonarine hit a 6 to win it for Guyana, capping one of the most exciting comebacks in the history of 20 over cricket.

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Narsingh Deonarine was later rewarded with the Play of the Match award for his million dollar 6, and a hefty cheque of $25,000.

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Narsingh Deonarine returned to the West Indies Test team for the Third Test against Australia at Perth on 16 December 2009 after both Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Adrian Barath were ruled out due to injury.

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Narsingh Deonarine made his first Test 50 and finished up with 82, his highest Test score.

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On 15 November 2013, Narsingh Deonarine claimed the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar, who was playing his final innings in his 200th Test match prior to retiring from all forms of cricket.