Marlon Samuels

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marlon Samuels
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 5, 1981(1981-02-05)
Age	43
Country	Jamaica
Horoscope	Aquarius

Marlon Samuels Biography

Marlon Samuels is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on February 5, 1981 in Jamaica. All-rounder who helped lead West Indies to its first ICC World Twenty20 title in 2012. He also played in the domestic league for teams such as Pune Warriors India in Indian Premiere League.

He was playing with He played alongside Shivnarine Chanderpaul at the 2007 Cricket World Cup. during in 2007’s Cricket World Cup.

Samuels made his Test debut in Australia in 2000, and his One Day International debut against Sri Lanka in Nairobi during the ICC Knockout Trophy in the same year.

Samuels scored his maiden Test hundred at Kolkata against the Indians in 2002/03. His innings of 104 helped the West Indies to draw the 3rd Test and was made against the likes of Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. His first ODI ton came in the series which followed and turned out to be a series winning innings. With the series level at 3–3 going into the final match at Vijayawada on 24 November 2002, Samuels smacked 108 not out off just 75 balls. The West Indies finished with 315 and went on to win by 135 runs.

His elder cousin was Test as well as ODI the cricketer Robert Samuels.

Marlon Samuels Net Worth

Marlon Samuels is one of the richest Cricket Player from Jamaica. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marlon Samuels 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Kingston and made his debut in the Test with West Indies in 2000.

He was awarded Man of the Match during the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Final.

Marlon Nathaniel Samuels (born 5 February 1981) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays internationally for the West Indies in all three formats, and a former ODI captain. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and an off-spinner. He was a key member of the West Indies team that won the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20, and was named man of the match in the final of both tournaments, becoming first man to achieve the feat.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Marlon Samuels Dating?

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On 25 February 2008 Samuels was suspended from bowling in international cricket until he corrects his bowling action, which has been deemed suspect. Indian police accused Samuels of giving out team information to a known bookie prior to the 1st ODI between the West Indies and India in Nagpur on 21 January

2007. It was claimed that they have taped telephone conversations between a bookmaker, Mukesh Kochchar, and Samuels. The transcript was later released by the police. After a hearing into the matter, in May the International Cricket Council enforced a two-year ban on the 27-year-old for “receiving money, or benefit or other reward that could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute”. Samuels maintained his innocence.

Facts & Trivia

Marlon Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Jamaica. Marlon Samuels celebrates birthday on February 5 of every year.

He was involved in controversy during the Melbourne derby on 6 January 2012 against the Shane Warne-led Melbourne Stars; during the Stars’ innings, Samuels held back David Hussey at the non-striker’s end when the batters were trying to take a second run off Samuels’ bowling. Warne reacted angrily to this when he was later bowling to Samuels himself; he continuously sledged Samuels, asking if he was going “grab hold of my shirt too, Marlon?” The incident escalated when Warne, appearing to attempt to throw the ball to the wicket-keeper, hit Samuels insead, who responded by throwing his bat away. This led to an angry confrontation between the two mid-pitch. Both players were suspended, but Samuels missed the rest of the BBL season in any case, as he received an injury due to a bouncer from Lasith Malinga in the same game. The pair have been far from kind about each other in interviews since this incident.

Top Facts about Marlon Samuels

1. Marlon Samuels is a Jamaican cricketer born on February 5, 1981.
2. He made his international debut in 2000 at the age of 19.
3. Samuels has played in over 200 international matches for West Indies.
4. He was named Man of the Match in both ICC World T20 finals won by West Indies (2012 and 2016).
5. Samuels has scored over 11,000 runs and taken more than 150 wickets across all formats.
6. He has been involved in several controversies throughout his career.
7. In January 2021, he announced his retirement from professional cricket.
8. Samuels’ highest Test score is 260 against Bangladesh in May 2012.
9. He also holds the record for most runs scored by a West Indian batsman in an ODI series (386 vs Zimbabwe, Feb-Mar 2013).
10. Samuels was awarded the Order of Jamaica, one of Jamaica’s highest honors, in August 2016 for his contribution to cricket.

What happened to Marlon Samuels?

In 2016 the West Indies Cricket Board named Samuels as the ODI Player of the Year and the Cricketer of the Year. On 4 November 2020, Samuels announced his retirement from professional cricket. He had already informed CWI about his retirement in June 2020.

What is Marlon Samuels net worth?

How much is Marlon Samuels net worth? According to designspun.co.nz, the Marlon Samuels net worth is estimated to be US$7 million (approximately ₹52 crore). His net worth comprises of the income he receives from Cricket West Indies for being a former West Indies cricket player.

Why did Marlon Samuels not play?

West Indies news Samuels was charged by the ICC on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) for breaching four codes of their Anti-Corruption code for Participants of the T10 League (the ‘Code’).

What is Marlon Samuels full name?

Full name Marlon Nathaniel Samuels
Playing Rule| Batting All-rounder
International Debut| Test- December 15, 2000 ODI- October 4, 2000 T20- June 28, 2007

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