Krishmar Santokie (born 20 December 1984) is a former

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er who played for

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and represented the

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s. He bowled left-arm medium pace and was a lower order

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Domestic career

He represented the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League in 2013. His slingy action & ability to deliver deceiving slower balls has made him an asset to T20 teams. Santokie spent a number of years playing in England for Farnham Royal cricket club where he used the English conditions to perfect his swing bowling technique which has continued with him into his international career. He played for the

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in the 2014 Indian Premier League tournament. Santokie came under scrutiny in December 2019 while playing for the Sylhet Thunder of the BPL when he overstepped on a delivery by a significant distance. The BCB launched an investigation shortly after the event. As of December, 2019, Santokie's career Twenty20 bowling average of 17.09 was the best by a West Indian, 18th best of active cricketers and 28th best of all time.

International career

His debut for the West Indies came in a

against England in September 2011, he finished with bowling figures of 1/17 in a West Indies victory. Despite having the fourth lowest T20I bowling average of all time (15.44) and the 28th best economy rate (6.80), Santokie only played 12 matches for the West Indies before being dropped at age 29 in 2014. In his T20I career, he did not score any runs from his twelve matches, only batting once.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santokie, Krishmar 1984 births Living people West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers Jamaica cricketers Jamaican cricketers Guyana Amazon Warriors cricketers Khulna Tigers cricketers Jamaican expatriate cricketers in Bangladesh Cricketers from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Comilla Victorians cricketers Mumbai Indians cricketers St Kitts and Nevis Patriots cricketers Jamaica Tallawahs cricketers Sylhet Strikers cricketers Jamaican people of Indian descent