Sunil Narine (Cricketer) Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Biography & More
Bio | |
Real Name | Sunil Philip Narine |
Nickname | Narine |
Profession | West Indian Cricketer (Spin bowler) |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height | in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 10” |
Weight | in Kilograms- 78 kg in Pounds- 172 lbs |
Body Measurements | – Chest: 42 Inches – Waist: 34 Inches – Biceps: 14 Inches |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Cricket | |
International Debut | Test– 7 June 2012 vs Engand in Birmingham ODI– 5 December 2011 vs India in Ahmedabad T20– 27 March 2012 vs Australia in St Lucia |
Coach/Mentor | Not Known |
Jersey Number | #74 (West Indies) #74 (IPL, County Cricket) |
Domestic/State Team | West Indies, Barisal Burners, Cape Cobras, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Kolkata Knight Riders, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies Under-19s |
Nature on field | Calm |
Likes to play against | India and England |
Favourite Ball | Carrom ball |
Records (main ones) | • Took all the 10 wickets for 55 runs in an innings in an under-19 trial match in 2006. • The only bowler to bowl a maiden super over in T20 cricket. • Sunil Narine holds the joint record with Yusuf Pathan to score the fastest half-century in the Indian Premier League (15 balls). |
Career Turning Point | When he took 10 wickets in an innings in an under-19 trial match in 2006. |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 26 May 1988 |
Age (as in 2017) | 29 Years |
Birth Place | Arima, Trinidad & Tobago |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Gemini |
Nationality | Trinidadian |
Hometown | Arima, Trinidad & Tobago |
School | Not Known |
College | Not Known |
Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
Family | Father– Late Shadeed Narine Mother– Christina Narine Brother– Not Known |
Religion | Hinduism |
Hobbies | Listening music |
Controversies | In 2015, he was suspended from bowling in international cricket after it was found that his bowling action was illegal. And in April 2016, his ban was released. |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Cricketers | Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Chris Gayle Bowler: Ian Bishop |
Favourite Food | Sawine and donuts |
Girls, Family & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Nandita Kumar |
Wife/Spouse | Nandita Kumar
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Money Factor | |
Salary | Not Known |
Net Worth | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Sunil Narine
- Does Sunil Narine smoke?: No
- Does Sunil Narine drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Narine’s first ODI wicket was of Virat Kohli at Motera, Ahmedabad in 2011.
- In IPL 2013, he took a hat-trick against Kings XI Punjab by dismissing David Hussey, Azhar Mehmood and Gurkeerat Singh.
- In 2012, he won the Emerging Cricketer of the Year Award.
- His father named him after the name of Sunil Gavaskar as he was a huge fan of his.
- He is the first ever bowler to bowl a maiden super over in T20 cricket to Nicolas Pooran in a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match against Red Steel.
- Kolkata Knight Riders bough him in IPL for the first time with a whooping amount of 3.55 crore (INR). He didn’t disappoint them and was the 2nd highest wicket-taker (24 wickets), which helped KKR win their first IPL title.
- He is popular for his spiked Mohawk hairstyle.
- Despite the IPL success, he still live in his parent’s 2-room old house.
- Once he smashed 4 consecutive 6s off Glenn Maxwell‘s bowling in an ODI.