Profile
A classy, composed and confident right-handed batsman, Jamaican Marlon Samuels is ranked very highly in West Indies cricket. He made his debut in 2000 when he was just 19 and was flown in to Australia straightaway, without even making his representation for Jamaica.
During the series, many critics started comparing Samuels to the legendary Viv Richards. However, the unfair load of expectations proved to be a building block for him and he exuded a calm and cool temperament. Despite a near to perfect batting technique, Samuels was dropped frequently from the side, as he was involved in one controversy after another. The form dipped and injury crept in. He made a comeback in 2005-06 but did little to boost his form and continued to perform poorly in the ODIs.
Later, a dramatic, undefeated hundred against Pakistan in 2006 led to his selection for the World Cup; where he showed brief glimpses of his batting. As years passed, the batsman in him grew but he was once again caught in the middle of awkward situations as the ICC banned him for two years in 2008. Thereafter, Samuels returned to the international circuit in 2011 to face Pakistan in a T20I. He was drafted in to play for Pune for the 5th edition of the IPL in 2012.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
46 |
80 |
2767 |
6 |
37.39 |
48.52 |
5 |
18 |
260 |
| ODI |
142 |
132 |
3455 |
20 |
30.84 |
74.68 |
4 |
22 |
126 |
| T20 |
23 |
21 |
584 |
3 |
32.44 |
137.08 |
0 |
6 |
85* |
| IPL |
10 |
10 |
132 |
1 |
14.66 |
93.61 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
46 |
53 |
3093 |
1719 |
34 |
4/13 |
/ |
50.55 |
3.33 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| ODI |
142 |
100 |
4081 |
3254 |
74 |
3/25 |
/ |
43.97 |
4.78 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
81 |
| T20 |
23 |
15 |
256 |
359 |
13 |
3/23 |
/ |
27.61 |
8.41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| IPL |
10 |
9 |
196 |
250 |
9 |
3/39 |
/ |
27.77 |
7.65 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
21 |
0 |
2 |
| ODI |
39 |
0 |
7 |
| T20 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| IPL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2000-2013
- ODI:
- 2000-2012
- T20:
- 2007-2012
- IPL:
- 2012-2013
- Test
-
- Debut:
- West Indies Vs Australia at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide - South Australia - Dec 15, 2000
- Last played:
- West Indies Vs Zimbabwe at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica - Mar 20, 2013
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- West Indies Vs Sri Lanka at Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi - Oct 04, 2000
- Last played:
- West Indies Vs Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Dec 08, 2012
- T20
-
- Debut:
- West Indies Vs England at Kennington Oval (The Oval), London - Jun 28, 2007
- Last played:
- West Indies Vs Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Dec 10, 2012
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Pune Vs Mumbai at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai - Apr 06, 2012
- Last played:
- Pune Vs Punjab at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune - Apr 07, 2013
