The 26th of May, 1988 saw the birth of Sunil Philip Narine, a former cricket player from Trinidad and Tobago who represented the West Indies domestically and internationally. In December 2011, he made his debut in the One-Day International (ODI) format, and in June 2012, he made his debut in the Test match format. At the same time as he is mostly an off-spin bowler, he is also a left-handed hitter.
One of the most accomplished bowlers in the history of limited overs, Narine was a member of the West Indies side that triumphed in the Twenty20 World Cup in 2012. It was during the championship match that he grabbed the wicket of Lasith Malinga, which ultimately proved to be the decisive factor. In November of 2023, he announced that he would be retiring from playing overseas cricket.
During the Regional Four-Day Competition, which took place in February 2009, Sunil made his maiden appearance in first-class cricket for Trinidad and Tobago. He bowled thirteen overs without getting a wicket. After going wicketless in the first innings, he got a double scalp in the second innings, including that of tail-ender Lionel Baker. As a result, he did not play another first-class match until almost a year later.
On January 20, 2011, Narine participated in his debut Twenty20 (T20) match, which was held during the Caribbean Twenty20. However, he did not bowl since the match was canceled due to rain before Trinidad & Tobago had the opportunity to bowl. After the campaign, Trinidad and Tobago emerged victorious, and Narine was responsible for five wickets at an average of 13.40.
Sunil Narine Biography
| Name | Sunil Narine |
| Full Name | Sunil Philip Narine |
| Date of Birth | 26 May 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Arima, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Father’s Name | Shadeed Narine |
| Mother’s Name | Christina Narine |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | Nandita Kumar |
| Marriage Date | 10 November 2013 |
| Children | Silas |
| Role | Bowling |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break, off-break |
| ODI Debut | 5 December 2011 vs. India |
| Test Debut | June 2012 vs. Pakistan |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
In the Champions League Twenty20, which took place in September and October 2011, Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the tournament by their victory. Narine was one of three bowlers who took 10 or more wickets throughout the campaign. It was on October 20, 2011, during the Regional Super50 that he made his debut in the List A competition. He achieved the stats of one wicket for 35 runs (1/35).
Miles Bascombe, who was the opening batsman, was the subject of his wicket.[10] [10] Narine was the top wicket-taker in the tournament, with 15 scalps, which was five more than the closest opponent, fellow spin bowler Nikita Miller. Trinidad and Tobago emerged victorious in the competition because of Narine’s excellent performance. In the history of the Champions League Twenty20, Narine has taken 39 wickets, making him the all-time top wicket-taker.
It was in February of 2012 that the Kolkata Knight Riders paid a total of $700,000 to get his services so that he could compete for them in the Indian Premier League of 2012. The announcement that he will be one of the 10 marquee players for the first edition of the Global T20 Canada cricket competition came out in May of 2018. It was on June 3, 2018, that he was chosen to participate in the players’ draft for the first-ever tournament, and he was allowed to play for the Montreal Tigers.
This was his second Most Valuable Player honor, after his maiden season in the Indian Premier League in 2012. In 2018, he became the most valuable player in the league at the time. In the aftermath of the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League, he was selected to be a member of the Dhaka Dynamites team’s roster in October of 2018. In March 2019, Narine participated in his one-hundredth match in the Indian Premier League.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 165 | 20 | 1180 | 85 | 14.94 | 720 | 163.89 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 76 | 26 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 85 | 44.67 | 65 | 206.15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 7* | 3.00 | 25 | 84.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 71 | 22 | 8.88 | 40 | 177.50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | 62 | 26 | 7.75 | 47 | 131.91 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 121 | 64 | 13.44 | 85 | 142.35 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 143 | 47 | 17.87 | 86 | 166.27 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 357 | 75 | 22.31 | 188 | 189.89 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1 | 224 | 54 | 17.23 | 130 | 172.30 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7.00 | 13 | 53.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5.00 | 14 | 71.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7.00 | 19 | 110.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 9* | 9.00 | 7 | 128.57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 165 | 3818 | 4291 | 166 | 5/19 | 25.85 | 6.74 | 23.00 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 72 | 88 | 3 | 1/19 | 29.33 | 7.33 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 288 | 383 | 11 | 3/33 | 34.82 | 7.98 | 26.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 336 | 312 | 9 | 2/21 | 34.67 | 5.57 | 37.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 336 | 361 | 16 | 4/21 | 22.56 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 228 | 302 | 5 | 2/28 | 60.40 | 7.94 | 45.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 266 | 347 | 10 | 2/19 | 34.70 | 7.82 | 26.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 366 | 467 | 17 | 3/18 | 27.47 | 7.65 | 21.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 354 | 412 | 10 | 2/29 | 41.20 | 6.98 | 35.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 257 | 304 | 11 | 3/26 | 27.63 | 7.09 | 23.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 192 | 234 | 7 | 4/19 | 33.42 | 7.31 | 27.42 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 384 | 407 | 21 | 4/20 | 19.38 | 6.35 | 18.28 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 384 | 350 | 22 | 4/13 | 15.90 | 5.46 | 17.45 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 355 | 324 | 24 | 5/19 | 13.50 | 5.47 | 14.79 | 1 | 1 |
His selection to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise side in the 2019 Global T20 Canada competition took place in June of this year. The Trinbago Knight Riders announced in July 2020 that he will be a member of their team for the Caribbean Premier League in 2020. It was during the 2020–21 Super50 Cup that Narine competed in his 100th List A match, which took place in February of 2021.
In April of 2022, the Oval Invincibles made the purchase of his services for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England. On the 29th of March in the year 2024, he achieved the distinction of becoming the fourth player in the history of the Indian Premier League to play 500 Twenty20 matches. In addition, he was the first player from KKR to accomplish this accomplishment, and he was also the first spinner to do so.
When the West Indies went on tour to India in November and December of 2011, Narine was a member of the team that traveled there. During the third match of the One-Day International series, which took place on December 6th, he made his debut. He was successful in capturing the wickets of Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin, which contributed to the West Indies victory by 16 runs. While playing in the last two matches, in which India won both of them, Narine claimed one more wicket while allowing an additional 87 runs to be scored against him.
When Narine returned to the Caribbean, he participated in three of Trinidad and Tobago’s six matches in the Regional Four-Day Competition in February of 2012. He finished the competition with 31 wickets at an average of 9.61, making him the top wicket-taker for the team and coming sixth individually. In March, Australia landed in the West Indies, where they started their tour with five one-day internationals (ODIs).
Both Narine and Kemar Roach, a fast bowler for the West Indies, concluded the series with eleven wickets apiece, making them and the other top wicket-takers in the series, which ended in a tie of 2–2. Following the completion of the 2012 Indian Premier League and the injury sustained by fast bowler Kemar Roach, Narine was selected for the West Indies team to compete in the third and final test match against England in June of the same year.
