T20 glory turns Samuels from villain to hero
- Published: 7 Oct 2012 at 22.49
- Online news: Asia
Marlon Samuels will leave Sri Lanka on Monday having finally emerged from the shadows of a controversial career to revive West Indian cricket with a splendid all-round display.
West Indies' Marlon Samuels holds the Man of The Match prize after victory in the ICC Twenty Cricket World Cup's final match against Sri Lanka, at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, on October 7.
Samuels starred with bat and ball as the West Indies ended a 33-year wait for a world title, when Darren Sammy's men upset Sri Lanka by 36 runs to win the World Twenty20 in Colombo on Sunday night.
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