16 Facts About Sunil Narine

Sunil Philip Narine was born on 26 May 1988 and is a Trinidadian cricket player who played internationally for the West Indies.

Sunil Narine made his One Day International debut in December 2011 and Test match debut in June 2012.

Sunil Narine made his debut in first-class cricket for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2009 during the Regional Four Day Competition, bowling thirteen overs without taking a wicket.

Sunil Narine did not play another first-class match until nearly a year later, and after going wicketless in the first innings claimed a double scalp in the second, that of tail-ender Lionel Baker.

On 20 January 2011, during the Caribbean Twenty20, Sunil Narine played his first Twenty20 match but did not bowl as the match was rained off before Trinidad and Tobago could bowl.

Trinidad and Tobago won the competition and Sunil Narine was the leading wicket-taker in the competition with 15 scalps, five more than the nearest competitor, fellow spin bowler Nikita Miller.

Sunil Narine is the all-time leading wicket taker in Champions League T20 history with 39 scalps.

In March 2019, Sunil Narine played in his 100th match in the IPL.

Sunil Narine became the first spinner and the first player from KKR to achieve the feat.

Sunil Narine was left out of the first 2 tests vs New Zealand.

Sunil Narine is the only bowler to have bowled a maiden in a Super Over in a Twenty20 match.

Sunil Narine was left out of the 2021 ICC T20 CWC squad despite his good performance in IPL 2021, prompting several questions and reactions.

Sunil Narine has the reputation of a "mystery bowler", due to the variations that he has on his off breaks, and how he disguises them, but has been reported for a suspect bowling action on a number of occasions.

Sunil Narine missed playing in the final of the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 after being suspended for an illegal action with his arm bent by more than 15 degrees and in November 2015 was suspended from bowling in international cricket.

Sunil Narine's action was reported during the third ODI game against Sri Lanka.

Sunil Narine's action was again reported during the 2018 Pakistan Super League, but was cleared soon after.