Top 5 Marlon Samuels moments

3) West Indies tour of England, 2012

Samuels was a thorn in England’s side in the Test series

386 runs in 5 innings with a century and three 50s in the series

Marlon Samuels came back to international cricket in 2010 after a two-year hiatus, post serving his match-fixing ban imposed by the ICC. Cricket pundits had often criticized Samuels for his lack of commitment and below par performance considering the natural flair he possessed to play the game. He for once silenced his critics by leading the run charts for the West Indies against a formidable English pace attack on seamer friendly conditions.

Samuels exhibited a combination of good technique and flamboyant stroke play to amass an impressive 386 runs in 5 innings that included a century and 3 fifties. His staggering knock of 117 in the second test at Nottingham was an exhibition of quality batting on a wicket which offered a lot of swing to the seamers.

Samuels yet again proved his critics wrong by showcasing that he had the pedigree of a test batsman. West Indies won the Wisden trophy and Samuels was declared the man of the series for his consistent batting efforts all through the series.