New Delhi. After the conclusion of IPL 2024 with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) winning the title, the entire attention of cricket fans is now focused on the T20 World Cup. KKR beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 8 wickets in a one-sided final to become IPL champions for the third time. The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will begin on June 1 with a match between USA and Canada, while the final will be played on June 29.
Many of the players participating in IPL 2024 will showcase their talent in T20 World Cup 2024 as well. On the other hand, there are some players who will not feature in the T20 World Cup despite doing well in the Indian Premier League as they have said goodbye to international cricket. 36 year old Sunil Narayan is one such player. In IPL 2024, Sunil has performed brilliantly with both bat and ball. Along with scoring 488 runs (a century) in 15 matches at an average of 34.85 and a strike rate of 180.74, he also did wonders with off-break bowling and took 17 wickets at an average of 21.64 and an economy of 6.69. Not only this, he has also performed brilliantly in the T20 World Cup.
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has refused to return to international cricket
After a brilliant performance in the IPL, Narine was requested to reverse his decision to retire from international cricket and be part of the Indian squad for the T20 WC, but he categorically refused. Thanking the appeal of KKR teammate Andre Russell and some other West Indies players, Narine wrote on social media, “I am happy that many people have expressed their happiness over my recent performance and have withdrawn my decision to retire and not participate in this tournament. . I have appealed to play the T20 World Cup but I humbly say that the door is now closed for me. I will be supporting the Indian team and off-field players for the T20 World Cup in June. Narine said goodbye to international cricket in November 2023 itself. However, he was not part of the West Indies team since 2019.
Narine’s best economy in T20 World Cup
In the T20 World Cup, Sunil Narine took 15 wickets at an economy of 5.17 and an average of 15.4. Sunil Narayan/Insta
Sunil Narine has the best economy rate (minimum 15 wickets) in the T20 World Cup as a bowler. Narine played in the 2012 and 2014 T20 World Cup and took 15 wickets in 23 matches with 44.4 overs. During this period his bowling average was 15.4, economy 5.17 and strike rate 17.8. Taking wickets in a T20 format tournament keeping the economy below 6 runs per over is indeed a great achievement and only the select bowlers have been able to do it.
Apart from Sunil Narine, bowlers who have taken more than 15 wickets in the T20 World Cup include Enrique Norcia (20 wickets, economy 5.37), Samuel Brady (24 wickets, economy 5.52), Wanindu Hasaranga (31 wickets, economy 5.81), Daniel. Vettori (20 wickets, economy 5.81) is only six behind Nathan McCullum (23 wickets, economy 5.94) and Imran Tahir (18 wickets, economy 5.94). Among these bowlers are all spinners except Norkia. Sunil Narine has played 51 T20Is in his international career, taking 52 wickets at an average of 21.25 and an economy of 6.01. He also has 21 wickets in six Tests and 92 wickets in 65 ODIs.
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Also suspended for questionable bowling action
Narine was instrumental in making West Indies champions in T20 World Cup 2012. In the low-scoring final against Sri Lanka, he took three wickets for 9 runs in 3.4 overs and was the most successful bowler of the Indies team. He took 9 wickets at an average of 15.44 in 7 matches of the 2012 T20 World Cup and 6 wickets at an average of 15.33 in 5 matches of the 2014 T20 World Cup. Narine did not get much of a chance to bat in the T20 World Cup, scoring 14 runs in three innings from 12 matches while remaining unbeaten twice. By the way, Narine’s bowling action has been reported several times as being questionable. He has been suspended for bending the elbow beyond the acceptable limit of 15 degrees and has returned to cricket after improving his action.
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Some other important records of T20 World Cup
Played all 8 T20 World Cups: India’s Rohit Sharma and Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan
Most matches in the tournament: Rohit Sharma (39)
Most runs in the tournament: Virat Kohli (1141 runs)
Most wickets in the tournament: Shakib Al Hasan (47 wickets)
Highest Individual Score: Brendon McCullum (123 runs)
Fastest century: Chris Gayle (47 balls)
Fastest half-century: Yuvraj Singh (12 balls)
Most Sixes: Chris Gayle (63 sixes)
Best Bowling Analysis: Ajanta Mendis (6 wickets for 8 runs)
Most catches as a wicketkeeper: MS Dhoni 32 (21 catches, 11 stumpings)
Most catches as a fielder: AB de Villiers (23 catches).
Tags: ICC T20 World Cup, IPL 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunil Narayan, T20 World Cup, West Indies Cricket Team
First published: May 28, 2024, 08:06 IST