Shannon Gabriel is a right-handed fast bowler with right-handed batting style who represented West Indian Cricket Team in all three formats of International Cricket. He is an attacker bowler who usually opens West Innings in One Day International and T20I. Shannon Gabriel made his first-class cricket debut for Trinidad and Tobago during the Regional Four Day Competition season 2009-10 against the Leeward Islands on January 29, 2010. In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies’ squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Gabriel won the man of the Match award for his best bowling figure with 5/11 in a Test match, against Pakistan in March 2017, When Pakistan was required to score 186 runs to seal Test series win against West Indies, but Shannon bowled superbly and restricted Pakistan to 81 all out. He made his List A cricket debut for Trinidad and Tobago against Guyana in 2010-11, opening the ball and he took 2 wickets as debutant List A cricketer.
Shannon has performed well in Test cricket and at several times he took his team to win position while taking a fifer at a very crucial stage. He currently has eight 5 Wickets hauls with his best bowling figure 8/62.
Shannon Gabriel Career Stats
| Match Format | Test | ODI | T20 | First Class |
| Matches | 43 | 12 | 2 | 75 |
| Runs Scored | 191 | 7 | - | 325 |
| 100s/50s | - | - | – | - |
| Highest | 20* | 2 | - | 20* |
| 6s/4s | 5/25 | 0/1 | - | - |
| Batting Averages | 4.90 | 1.40 | - | 5.70 |
| Strike Rate | 38.00 | 39.62 | - | - |
| Balls Bowled | 6,632 | 541 | 42 | 10,374 |
| Wickets | 126 | 18 | 3 | 191 |
| Bowling Averages | 29.63 | 28.16 | 18.66 | 31.06 |
| 5-Wickets Haul | 5 | - | - | 4 |
| Best Bowling | 8/62 | 3/17 | 3/44 | 8/62 |
| Catches/Stumps | 10/– | 1/0 | - | 19/– |
| ICC Batting Rankings | - | - | - | - |
| ICC Bowling Rankings | - | - | - | - |
Shannon Gabriel Profile
| Full Name | Shannon Terry Gabriel |
| Date of Birth | 28 April 1988 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Current Age | 30 |
| Height | —— |
| Nickname | —- |
| T-Shirt No. | 85 |
| Playing Roll | Bowler |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm fast |
| Test Debut | 17 May 2012 v England (cap 293) |
| ODI Debut | 21 June 2016 v Australia (cap 171) |
| T20 Debut | 3 March 2013 v Zimbabwe (cap 58) |
| Last Test | 9 February 2019 v England |
| Last ODI | 26 December 2017 v New Zealand |
| Last T20 | 27 July 2013 v Pakistan |
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| Major Teams | West Indies, Barbados Tridents, Sagicor High-Performance Centre, St Lucia Zouks, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, Trinidad & Tobago Under-19s, West Indies A |