Sunil Narine is a popular name in the world of cricket, and his absence from the West Indies cricket team has raised many questions. Narine has been an integral part of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but he has not been playing for the West Indies since August 2019.
Why Sunil Narine is not playing for West Indies?
The reason for Narine’s absence is due to issues with his bowling action. In 2014, Narine was suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for an illegal bowling action. He was subsequently cleared to bowl again in 2015, but he was reported again in 2018 for a suspect action.
Narine was asked to undergo a biomechanical analysis of his bowling action, which he did in England in 2019. However, the analysis showed that Narine’s action was still suspect, and he was banned from bowling in international cricket by the ICC.
This ban prevented Narine from playing for the West Indies in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, and he has not played for the West Indies since then. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been supportive of Narine, and they have been working with him to correct his action.
Narine has been working on his bowling action and has been playing in domestic cricket and the IPL, where he has been successful. However, he has not been cleared by the ICC to bowl in international cricket. The WICB has been in constant communication with the ICC to resolve Narine’s bowling action issues, but there has been no clear resolution yet.
In conclusion, Sunil Narine’s absence from the West Indies cricket team is due to issues with his bowling action, which have prevented him from being cleared by the ICC to bowl in international cricket. The WICB is working with Narine to resolve the issue, and we hope to see him back in the West Indies team soon.
Sunil Narine T20 World Cup 2022
Defending World Champions West Indies have announced their 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. Just like other teams, West Indies’ squad also had some surprising names in the list. More than that some notable and big names failed to make a cut into the squad for World Cup. 2016 T20 WC Final hero, six-hitting hero Carlos Brathwaite was left out of the squad. Opener Evin Lewis made a comeback in West Indies T20I squad for the first time since the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. However, one of the most surprising omission is of off-spinner Sunil Narine. He has established himself as one of the best spinners in franchise cricket all over the globe. Sunil Narine T20 World Cup 2022 absence is a huge set back for his fans. His fans want to know why Sunil Narine is not selected in West Indies T20 World Cup 2022 Squad.
West Indies T20 World Cup 2022 Squad
Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed Mccoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith
Sunil Narine was the top-ranked spinner in the world at a time. Apart from bowling, he also established himself as a hard-hitter who can bat at the top of the order and could have been a weapon for the team in the upcoming tournament. But unfortunately he was not selected in the 15-member squad.
Why Sunil Narine is not selected in West Indies T20 World Cup 2022 Squad?
Sunil Narine is not selected in the West Indies team for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia because the team management did not receive any information regarding his availability. The selector also said that Narine also seemed disinterested.
Speaking on Narine’s exclusion from West Indies T20 World Cup Squad 2022, CWI chief selector Desmond Haynes stated that :-
“I did not get any notice from Narine regarding his availability to play. There were conversations that the captain (Nicholas Pooran) was having with Narine, and from all reports, it seemed that he was not interested.”
Why Sunil Narine did not play in T20 World Cup 2021 ?
“As well as he has been performing he is one of a few players who did not meet our fitness criteria, so he was not eligible for selection. Sunil Narine is a great miss for a team like this in a tournament like this. Any team would miss having a bowler of that quality in the team but as I mentioned with Rutherford and some of the others Sunil also did not make our fitness standards.” Harper said.
Both Rutherford and Narine failed to meet the minimum mark in the Yo-Yo Endurance Test. However, in some cases players can be given a medical exemption by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) medical committee.
Narine last played for the West Indies in the India tour of the West Indies in 2019. But he has been a crucial player for Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) during the 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL). He played an important role in the bowling attack and took 11 wickets at an average of 13.90, an economy rate of 4.78 and a strike rate of 17.4.
Sunil Narine T20 World Cup 2022 omission is a great setback for many cricket fans around the globe. This is because Narine has played in almost every franchise league. Be it CPL or BBL, the West Indian has been a part of it in the past.
Sunil Narine gave a superb performance in IPL 2022. Even after all this he will not be a part of T20 World Cup 2022 squad for after failing to match their fitness standards.
Sunil Narine has bowled the T20’s first maiden Super Over. See video:
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