Shannon Terry Gabriel (born 28 April 1988) is a West Indies first-class cricketer. He's a fast bowler. After making his debut in 2010, he quickly became a key member of the Trinidad and Tobago attack.

Shannon Gabriel has certainly proven to be a world-class performer in red ball cricket for the West Indies. He has formed a deadly new ball combination with Kemar Roach and provided match-winning performances for the team in Test cricket.

Shannon Gabriel is a cricketer who plays for the West Indies National Cricket Team. He has been part of the team since 2012 and has enjoyed a successful period with the squad. Shannon Gabriel was born on April 28, 1988 in Trinidad. Shannon Gabriel made his debut with the West Indies National Cricket Team in 2012 in the ODI/T20/Test format.

Shannon Gabriel plays for the West Indies National Cricket Team ODI/T20/Test format. He represents West Indies, Barbados Tridents, Sagicor High-Performance Centre, St Lucia Zouks, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, Trinidad & Tobago U19, West Indies A team in domestic cricket.

Domestic Career

Gabriel was born in Trinidad and Tobago on 28 April 1988 and made his debut in first-class cricket on 29 January 2010, playing for Trinidad and Tobago against the Leeward Islands in the 2009/10 regional four-day competition.

Gabriel's first wicket, opening bowling with Richard Kelly, was that of Mali Richards. He finished with two wickets for 46 carries in the match as Trinidad and Tobago won by 45 carries. Gabriel had two more top-flight matches that season, finishing with four wickets at a cost of 39.75 runs each.

In June 2010 the West Indies Cricket Board established the West Indies High Performance Center to improve the quality of young cricketers in the area. Gabriel was included in the center's first shot of 15 players, aged 19-27. The center fielded a team in the 2010–11 WICB Cup, the regional 50-over competition.

He made his List A debut in the competition on October 15, opening bowling and taking two wickets for 30 runs against Guyana. He played two more matches in the 2010/11 cup without taking another wicket.

In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a Red Ball contract for the 2018–19 season.

International Career

In his debut Test match against England in May 2012, he took four wickets while conceding 86 carries in the match at a good economic rate. However, on his debut, Gabriel had a backache and threw just five overs as England successfully chased 191 runs to victory. He was sent home from tour to recover from the injury and Tino Best was called up in his place.

On March 4, 2017 against Pakistan, Gabriel took his second Test fifer in the fourth innings of the game. West Indies offer visitors a 186 lead to win the game and seal the streak. From the very first ball, however, Gabriel began swinging the ball in and out of the batsman where batting was utterly impossible for Pakistan.

Finally, Pakistan is all out on 81 runs, which is the lowest total against Windies and Series, who tied 1-1. Gabriel took 5 for just 11 runs and he also won the man of the match award.

Banned

The England cricket team toured the West Indies in early 2019 for three Tests, five ODIs and three T20I matches.

Gabriel was not originally included in the West Indies ODI squad but was added to the team following injuries sustained by Rovman Powell and Keemo Paul. However, during the third Test in February 2019, Gabriel was heard making a homophobic remark towards England captain Joe Root. As a result, the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Gabriel for four ODI games.

To Return

In April 2019 he was called up to the West Indies squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

In September 2019, West Indies became the first team to bat with 12 players in one innings of a Test match, where Gabriel was the first No. 12 batsman to go center.

In June 2020, Gabriel was called up as one of eleven reserves in the West Indies Test squad for their series against England. The test series was originally scheduled to begin in May 2020 but was postponed to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After completing two practice matches, Gabriel was added to the West Indies Test squad.

In December 2020, in the second game against New Zealand, Gabriel played in his 50th test match.

Rise to Glory

Gabriel was among 15 youngsters selected as the first group to join the Sagicor West Indies Cricket High-Performance Centre, a West Indies Cricket Board initiative to improve the quality of young cricketers aged 19-27.

Gabriel managed to impress the selection with his consistently impressive performances at home cricket, earning him a place in the national squad for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20.

The friendly match during the 2017 West Indies tour of Pakistan in Bridgetown had brought him great fame as he achieved his second five-wicket haul and career bowling count of 5/11. He was also declared man of the match in that Test.

Club Career

Gabriel made his first class debut for Trinidad and Tobago when he was 22 years old. He played 75 first class matches and won 191 wickets in first class matches. His best bowling figure in top-flight matches is 5/29.