Sam was voted 2019 Wisden Cricketer of The Year and was a nominee for the 2018 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award.
Why you should book Sam Curran for your next event
- Sam is the third generation around playing cricket – you can almost say it is a family tradition and cricket runs in their veins. His grandfather was a First Class cricketer and his father was a national cricketer from Zimbabwe. He is one of the many white African that has moved himself from his roots to pursue his carrer.
- In 2016 he was chosen for the under-19 World cup which follwed by a sport in the England Lions’ tour.
- Sam is a passionate cricketer who has shown his qualities from a very young age and is now eager to share his remarkable story and experince with you.
Sam has taken his talents abroad, starting with Kings XI Punjab in the 2019 IPL, where he became the youngest player to claim a hattrick in IPL history. In 2020, Sam became the most expensive English player in the IPL draft, signing for Chennai Super Kings and later voted MVP with his impressive tally of 186 runs and taking 13 wickets, earning praise from captain MS Dhoni who referred to him as “the complete player”. In 2021, Sam scored an unbeaten 95* against India, – the highest score by a no. 8 in ODI cricket history.
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