Players / Sunil Narine

Spinners alive and kicking in T20

Apr 19, 2013: Big bats, unorthodox strokes and short boundaries can't beat a canny spinner

Punjab v Kolkata, IPL 2013, Mohali

Gony leads Kings XI's twilight robbery

Apr 16, 2013: Kolkata Knight Riders dominated possession for about 80% of the match, but conceded goals in the last few minutes of either half

Unravelling the Narine mystery

Apr 13, 2013: How does the KKR offspinner continue to bamboozle batsmen? Because he knows when to bowl what

IPL 2013 news

Narine calls Sehwag his toughest opponent

Apr 6, 2013: Sunil Narine said he was relieved about not bowling to Virender Sehwag in the opening match of IPL 2013

Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2013, Kolkata

Narine spins Kolkata to win in opener

Apr 3, 2013: Kolkata Knight Riders' performance was a dominating one for the conditions they played in as defending champions

Zimbabwe in West Indies 2012-13

Samuels returns for Zimbabwe Tests, Narine left out

Mar 8, 2013: Allrounder Marlon Samuels returns to the West Indies squad after a two-month injury break, having been picked for the first Test against Zimbabwe

West Indies' chance to move closer to the top teams

Jan 31, 2013: In Australia, Sammy and his men have to show if they can build on their successes last year

Indisciplined West Indies must introspect

Dec 11, 2012: They must review why their bowlers conceded a shocking number of extras and their top-order batsmen batted so indifferently in the ODI series against Bangladesh

Bangladesh v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Mirpur

Wrong 'un helps Narine move in right direction

Dec 5, 2012: West Indies stayed alive in the one-day series against Bangladesh courtesy two main contributors: while Sunil Narine turned his form around with the ball in Mirpur, Marlon Samuels extended his purple patch with the bat

Bangladesh v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Mirpur

Samuels, Narine help WI keep series alive

Dec 5, 2012: With the series at stake, West Indies saved face with a four-wicket win in Mirpur, set up by the spinners and a calm century by Marlon Samuels

West Indies in Bangladesh 2012-13

West Indies facing all-round problems

Dec 3, 2012: West Indies have some tricky issues to solve as they try to keep themselves in the one-day series with their preference for a host of allrounders not bringing success

West Indies in Bangladesh 2012-13

Mystery alone won't work for Narine in Tests

Nov 28, 2012: Sunil Narine was met with a definite plan by Bangladesh. Three wickets at 114.33 later, he is having to instruct himself into becoming a bowler who has more dimensions and not just the mystery

West Indies in Bangladesh 2012-13

'Pitches in Bangladesh will suit us' - Ramdin

Nov 6, 2012: Pitches similar to those in the Caribbean will help West Indies in their tour of Bangladesh, West Indies vice-captain Denesh Ramdin said

West Indies in Bangladesh 2012-13

'WI targeting top five in Tests' - Gibson

Nov 3, 2012: Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, wants his side to build on their success in 2012 by making it to the top five in the ICC Test rankings in 12 months' time

KKR v Daredevils, Group A, CLT20, Centurion

All-IPL contest provides engaging duels

Oct 14, 2012: For South African fans who don't get to watch star players in heated action regularly, the match was a prime example of how engaging these battles are. Three of them caught the eye

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

A triumph for Sammy

Oct 7, 2012: Many people have said he should not be in the team, let alone captain, but Darren Sammy was at centre of everything West Indies did in the World Twenty20 final

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

Samuels, Sammy give WI first world title since 1979

Oct 7, 2012: Flair. Calypso. Frontrunners. Millionaires. Gold chains. Chris Gayle. No, no, no, no, no and no

Australia v West Indies, 2nd semi-final, World Twenty20, Colombo

Narine battle key for Australia

Oct 4, 2012: Having dominated during the ODI series in the Caribbean, Sunil Narine is again the biggest threat to Australia

New Zealand v West Indies, Super Eights, World Twenty20, Pallekele

Hopes lie in batting for West Indies

Sep 30, 2012: With a misfiring seam attack and the mystery absent from their chief spinner, West Indies must hope their batting can gun down all before them

England v WI, World T20 2012, Super Eights, Pallekele

Unpredictable teams hard to second guess

Sep 26, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the Super Eights match between England and West Indies in Pallekele