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| Full name | Samuel Badree | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (age 44) Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armleg spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side |
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| T20I debut (cap 56) | 30 June 2012 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 5 August 2018 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2013 | Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Khulna Royal Bengals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Chennai Super Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2016/17 | Brisbane Heat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Islamabad United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Rangpur Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Jamaica Tallawahs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,11 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel Badree (born 8 March 1981) is a former Trinidadian cricketer and cricket coach who played international cricket for theWest Indies. He is a right-armleg-spin bowler.
Badree made hisfirst-class debut forTrinidad and Tobago in 2002, but played only sporadically at that level, instead concentrating on thelimited-overs forms of the game. After good form at domestic level, he was selected to make his Twenty20 International debut for the West Indies in June 2012, againstNew Zealand. Badree was a member of the West Indies team that won both the2012 T20 World Cup and the2016 T20 World Cup, and was one of the highest wicket takers of the 2016 tournament.
Outside of his international appearances, he has also played in several domestic Twenty20 competitions, including theCaribbean Premier League, theBangladesh Premier League, theIndian Premier League, thePakistan Super League, and Australia'sBig Bash League.
Badree was born to a mixedIndo-Trinidadian andAfro Trinidadian family inBarrackpore, a town in Trinidad'sPenal-Debe region. He attendedSan Fernando'sNaparima College, and played cricket from a young age.[1] Before playing cricket professionally, Badree worked as a secondary-school physical education teacher.[2]
Badree made hisfirst-class debut forTrinidad and Tobago national cricket team in January 2002, aged 20, playing against theLeeward Islands in the2001–02 Busta Cup.[3] HisList A debut came at the end of the same year, in the2002–03 Red Stripe Bowl. Badree established himself in Trinidad and Tobago's limited-overs line-up a few seasons later, playing every match in the2004–05 Regional One-Day Competition. He remained a fixture in the team for almost a decade, but retired after the2012–13 Regional Super50 to concentrate on his Twenty20 career.[4] At first-class level, Badree never played a full season, with his last matches for Trinidad and Tobago coming during the2008–09 Regional Four Day Competition, aged 27.[3] In 12 first-class appearances, he took only 14 wickets, and never more than two in an innings.[5]
In 2006, Badree was a key member of the Trinidad and Tobago team that made the final of the inauguralStanford 20/20 tournament.[6] He took seven wickets in five matches (including 3/6 against theCayman Islands),[7] which was behind onlyGuyana'sNarsingh Deonarine overall.[8] Badree had less personal success in the 2008 edition of the tournament, but did take 1/12 from four overs in the final againstJamaica, which his team won.[9] He subsequently represented the team in the2008 Stanford Super Series, and later made appearances in theChampions League Twenty20 (establishedin 2009) and theCaribbean Twenty20 (establishedin 2010).[6]
In 2013, Badree signed with theRed Steel franchise forthe inaugural edition of theCaribbean Premier League (CPL). His seven matches yielded five wickets, and against theSt Lucia Zouks he was named man of the match after taking 2/18 from four overs.[10] Badree remained with the Red Steel for the2014 season, and improved upon his performance from the previous season, taking 11 wickets from nine matches. This was the most of any spinner, and second only toKevon Cooper for his team.[11] Badree finished the2015 CPL season with 12 wickets from 13 games, which was again the second-most for the Red Steel (behindDwayne Bravo), and the equal third-most amongst spinners (behindSunil Narine andRobin Peterson, and equal withDevendra Bishoo).[12]
Badree first played for an overseas Twenty20 franchise in January 2013, when he played for theKhulna Royal Bengals in the2013 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) season.[6] Later in the year, he signed with theRajasthan Royals for the2013 Indian Premier League (IPL), although he played only a single game (against theDelhi Daredevils). In the2014 IPL auction, Badree was bought by theChennai Super Kings forUS$50,000.[13] He went on to play four matches for the team during the2014 season, but took only two wickets, withRavichandran Ashwin andRavi Jadeja being the preferred spin options.[14] Later in 2014, Badree signed with theBrisbane Heat for the2014–15 Big Bash League season in Australia. He was unable to play any matches due to a shoulder injury,[15] but re-signed for the2015–16 season.[16] He struggled for form early in the season, going wicketless in his first three games, but eventually bounced back to finish as his team's leading wicket-taker, with nine wickets from eight matches. This included 5/22 in the final game of the season, against theMelbourne Stars.[17]
On 14 April 2017 Badree played his first match forRoyal Challengers Bangalore and picked ahat-trick in his second over againstMumbai Indians atM.Chinnaswamy stadium,Bangalore. He became the 15th bowler to do so in theIndian Premier League history. On the same dayAndrew Tye ofGujarat Lions also took a hat-trick in the Indian Premier League. This was the first time in the IPL that two different bowlers took a hat-trick in two different matches on a single day.[18]
In October 2018, he was named inCape Town Blitz's squad for thefirst edition of theMzansi Super League T20 tournament.[19][20]
In November 2011, Badree played two Twenty20 matches forWest Indies A againstBangladesh A, taking 2/11 in the first and 1/11 in the second. The following year, in June 2012, he also played for the team in a two-match Twenty20 series againstIndia A.[6] Badree made his full international debut at the end of that month, playing twoTwenty20 International gamesagainst New Zealand. He was 31 years old at the time.[21] Later in the year, Badree was selected in the West Indian squad for the2012 World Twenty20. He finished the tournament, which the West Indies won, with four wickets in four games, including 1/24 in the final againstSri Lanka.[22]
After the 2012 World Twenty20, Badree next played for the West Indies in March 2013, againstthe touring Zimbabweans.[23] In the second game of the series, he took 3/17 from four overs, and was named man of the match.[24] Later in 2013, Badree also appeared for the West Indiesagainst Pakistan, while in early 2014 he played in series againstNew Zealand,Ireland, andEngland.[23] In the2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, he took 11 wickets from just five games, which was the most for the West Indies and behind onlyImran Tahir andAhsan Malik overall. His tournament included figures of 4/15 againstBangladesh and 3/10 againstPakistan.[25]
In April 2014, following the group stages of the World Twenty20, Badree moved to number one in theICC Player Rankings for Twenty20 International bowlers, passing his teammateSunil Narine.[26] He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2014 T20 World Cup by the ICC.[27] He was selected in the 2nd XI of the 2014 ICC World T20 Cup by ESPNcricinfo.[28]
CommentatorMartin Crowe described him as "easily the best opening bowler in town", and praised his "gutsy and resilient display".[29] although he has played only one subsequent series (against New Zealand in July 2014).[23] He struggled with a shoulder injury throughout the second half of 2014, which eventually required surgery, and in 2015 contracteddengue fever, which forced him to missa series against Sri Lanka.[30]
He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup by the ICC,[31] ESPNcricinfo[32] and Cricbuzz.
In August 2017, he was named in aWorld XI side to play three Twenty20 International matches against Pakistan in the2017 Independence Cup inLahore.[33]
For the2020 IPL, Badree was appointed as the spin bowling coach forDelhi Capitals.[34]
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