Sunil Narine, a Trinidadian Cricketer dubbed “the mystery spinner” by EPSN Cricinfo, is someone Gautam Gambhir, Kolkata Knight Rider’s Captain was rooting for just a day ago. Today, he scored the fastest team 50 of this season’s IPL, 34 in 17 balls, living up to the hype.
Here are five things you need to know about him:
Sunil is primarily a right-handed off-spin bowler and a left-handed batsman. After today’s performance against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, no one actually doubts about his capability to become lethal anytime.
His inclusion in the Trinidad & Tobago squad in January 2009 happened when he took all ten wickets in a trial match leaving everyone speechless.
There are three bowling tricks he is famous for. Those are carrom balls, knuckle balls, and skidders.
Sunil has managed so far 6 wickets in 5 matches against Bangladesh.
Time and again, Sunil’s bowling action has come under serious scrutiny. Champions League tenty20 in 2014 one of the tournaments in India where his career plummeted to a new low due to suspicious bowling.