Obed Christopher McCoy (born 4 January 1997) is a Vincentian professional

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er who plays for the West Indies cricket team internationally. He made his international debut for the West Indies in October 2018.

Domestic and T20 career

He made his

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debut for the West Indies Under-19s in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 on 25 January 2017. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads. He made his

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debut for St Lucia Stars in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 4 August 2017. He made his first-class debut for the

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in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition on 2 November 2017. In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament for the Cricket West Indies B Team, with eleven dismissals in seven matches. In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the

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. In April 2021, he was signed by

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to play in the rescheduled matches in the

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. In February 2022, he was bought by the

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in the

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for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. In June 2022, in his first match for

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, McCoy took his first

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in Twenty20 cricket, against

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in the 2022 T20 Blast in England.

International career

In October 2018, he was named in the West Indies'

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(ODI) squad for series against India. He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against

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on 24 October 2018. In March 2019, he was added to the West Indies'

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(T20I) squad for the series against England. He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against

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on 8 March 2019. In September 2021, McCoy was named in the West Indies' squad for the

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. On 1 August 2022, McCoy recorded career best bowling figures of 6–17 against India. These are the best bowling figures by a West Indies player in the T20I format. These are also the best bowling figures for any side against India in the T20I format. Two matches later, on 6 August 2022, McCoy recorded the most expensive bowling figures for a West Indies player in the T20I format with figures of 2-66.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCoy, Obed 1997 births Living people West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers West Indies under-19 cricketers Saint Vincent and the Grenadines cricketers Saint Lucia Kings cricketers Windward Islands cricketers Rajasthan Royals cricketers Sussex cricketers Paarl Royals cricketers Islamabad United cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)