One of the finest West Indies spinners, Sunil Narine retired from international cricket. Through social media, he announced his final message for the West Indies Cricket and to his fans.
He made his international debut against India in an ODI on 5 December 2011. His last appearance for his national team was on 6th August 2019 against India. After that he didn’t play any international matches for his side. He is currently playing in leagues matches all over the world. In India he played IPL (Indian Premier League) for Kolkata Knight Riders from 2012 and has been consistent with that team from starting and playing till now. Also in different other leagues he played all around the world.
Sunil Narine said,
“I appreciate it has been over 4 years since I last played for the West Indies but today I am announcing my retirement from International cricket.
Publicly I am a man of few words, but privately there are a few people who have given me unwavering support throughout my career and helped me realise my dream of representing the West Indies and to you I express my deepest gratitude.
Especially my family, and in particular my Father. He is ever present with me when I take to the field and I am indebted to his support and love which carried me through the times I questioned whether the pursuit of my dreams was really worth it. Thank you, Dad, I hope I keep making you proud.
I would like to acknowledge and thank Cricket West Indies, the coaching staff, passionate West Indies fans and of course my teammates who enabled me play at the highest level, in all formats and with some memorable success.
I am also taking this opportunity to bow out of domestic 50 over cricket. I love representing Trinidad & Tobago, the country of my birth, and to add another title by winning this current Super50 Cup will be the perfect send off.
Needless to say, outside of this it will continue to be business as usual for me in the franchise world for the foreseeable future.”
International Career:
Test matches
(Bowling)
| Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best Performance | 5 wickets |
| 6 | 21 | 40.52 | 3.09 | 6/91 | 2 |
(Batting)
| Matches | Runs | Average | Best Performance | 100/50 |
| 6 | 40 | 8.00 | 22 | 0/0 |
ODI matches
(Bowling)
| Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best Performance | 5 wickets |
| 65 | 92 | 26.46 | 4.12 | 6/27 | 2 |
(Batting)
| Matches | Runs | Average | Best Performance | 100/50 |
| 65 | 363 | 11.00 | 36 | 0/0 |
T20 Matches
(Bowling)
| Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best Performance | 4 wickets |
| 51 | 52 | 21.25 | 6.01 | 4/12 | 1 |
(Batting)
| Matches | Runs | Average | Best Performance | 100/50 |
| 51 | 155 | 10.33 | 30 | 0/0 |