Sheldon Shane Cottrell (born 19 August 1989) is a

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...

n international

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...

er who plays for the

West Indies cricket team The West Indies cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a multi-national men's cricket team representing the mainly English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region and administered by Cricket West Indies. The players on t ...

. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed

batsman In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently batting is, since September 2021, officially referred to as a batter (historically, th ...

Early life

Before starting his cricket career, he stated in an interview that he was once a soldier of

Jamaica Defence Force The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is the combined military of Jamaica, consisting of an infantry Regiment and Reserve Corps, an Air Wing, a Coast Guard fleet and a supporting Engineering Unit. The JDF is based upon the British military model, with ...

and that's the reason that Sheldon Cottrell performs salutes or tributes as a sign of celebration most of the time whenever he gets any of the wickets, in a perfect military style.

Career

In first class cricket, Cottrell plays for Leeward Islands. He made his Test Debut in November 2013 against India at

Eden Gardens The Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. Established in 1864, it is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India and third-largest in the world. The stadium currently has a capacity of 66,000. Eden Gardens is often re ...

Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comm ...

in the penultimate Test of

Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the all time highest run-sco ...

. He is known to march and

salute A salute is usually a formal hand gesture or other action used to display respect in military situations. Salutes are primarily associated with the military and law enforcement, but many civilian organizations, such as Girl Guides, Boy Sco ...

to the pavilion followed by opening his arms to the heavens (formerly a

dab DAB, dab, dabs, or dabbing may refer to: Dictionaries * ''Dictionary of American Biography'', published under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies * ''Dictionary of Australian Biography'', published since 1949 Places * Dąb, ...

) after every wicket as he is a

soldier, and was among the army workforce manning the pitch during the fifth ODI against India at Sabina Park in 2011. He made his

T20I A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...

debut against England in March 2014. He made his

One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World Cup ...

debut for the West Indies against South Africa on 25 January 2015. Cottrell was a part of the 2015

West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Great ...

World Cup squad, and returned to the ODI side on 23 December 2017 against New Zealand after a 2-year absence. In May 2018, he was selected to play for the

Leeward Islands national cricket team The Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, an associate of the West Indies Cricket Board. Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Monts ...

in the Professional Cricket League draft, ahead of the 2018–19 season. On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the

Global T20 Canada The Global T20 Canada is a 20-over cricket tournament played in Canada. The first edition of the tournament took place during June and July 2018 with six teams competing. Each team featured four local Canadian cricketers in each squad, along w ...

tournament. He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches. In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the

2019 Cricket World Cup The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 12th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted between 30 May ...

. He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for the West Indies, with twelve dismissals in nine matches. In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League. He was later released by Kings XI Punjab ahead of 2021 Indian Premier League. In July 2020, he was named in the

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots are a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) cricket franchise based in Saint Kitts and Nevis, and participated in the competition for the first time in 2015. The team will play its home games at Warner Park, Basseterre, loc ...

squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. In September 2021, Cottrell was named as one of four reserve players in the West Indies' squad for the

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, with the matches played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from 17 October to 14 November 2021. The West Indies were the defending champions, but were eventu ...

. In July 2022, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cottrell, Sheldon 1989 births Living people Jamaica cricketers Jamaican cricketers West Indies Test cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers Antigua Hawksbills cricketers Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2019 Cricket World Cup St Kitts and Nevis Patriots cricketers Rangpur Riders cricketers Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in India Punjab Kings cricketers