Year in Review: Flop Test XI of the year 2013

By ishansen

Modified Dec 30, 2013 14:44 IST

Marlon Samuels (West Indies)

Marlon Samuels

Matches – 7

Innings – 12

Runs – 293

Average – 24.41

Highest – 65

He may have got unlucky a couple of times against India last month, but Marlon Samuels has none to blame for his poor form in 2013. A veteran campaigner in the Caribbean dressing room, he remains the backbone of the West Indian line-up along with Shivnarine Chanderpaul. While Chanderpaul continues to scale peaks surpassing former greats, Samuels sits back weaving a tale of disappointment, embarrassment, inconsistency and lack of application.

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A medical student whose sole motive of existence is cricket. He may not be satisfactorily fluent with amino acid sequences, but you can trust him blindly at explaining the differences between swing and seam. As a Sharapova and Rafa fan, he tries to follow Grand Slams as and when possible. Rip him apart and you’ll find his heart lying in some corner at Old Trafford.

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