Fidel Edwards Biography, Family, Career, IPL & Net Worth and Salary.

Fidel Edward is a former Barbadian Cricketer. His Role of the West Indies Team was as a Bowler. He was the Best Bowler in the Test, ODI & T20I Format in the West Indies Team. His Batting Style Right Handed Bat. His Bowling Style is Right-arm fast. He was the most Successful Bowler in the West Indies Team & International. Fidel Edwards is currently not Playing the All International Format.

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Personal Information:-

Fidel Edwards was born 6th February, 1982 (Age 40 Years), St Peter, Barbados. His Height was 5 ft 5 inch (165 cm). His Full name was Fidel Henderson Edwards. His nicknames were Castro. The Bad news for West Indies is that Fidel Edwards is not Currently Playing in Test, ODI & T20I Matches as well as IPL, but he has not announced his retirement.

Family Information:-

Fidel Edwards Father’s name was not Known. His Mother’s name was not known.His Brother’s name was Pedro Collins. His Wife’s name Known. 

Fidel Edwards Debut & last Match Played Details:-

I Want to tell the Cricket Fans that Fidel Edwards is Currently not Playing for the West Indies Team, but  he has not announced his retirement. There is Good news for the West Indies Team and for cricket Fans that Fidel Edwards has not retired in Test, ODI & T20I Format as well as IPL, but  he has not announced his retirement. 

S.r  noFormat name Debut date Against team nameVenue name
1T20I11th September 2007South AfricaThe Wanderers Stadium
2TEST27th June 2003Sri LankaSabina Park
3ODI29th November 2003ZimbabweHarare Sports Club
4IPL19th April 2009Kolkata Knight RidersNewlands
S.r  noFormat name Last Match date Against team nameVenue name
1T20I10th July 2021AustraliaDaren Sammy National Cricket Stadium
2TEST21st November 2012BangladeshSheikh Abu Naser Stadium
3ODI26th May 2009EnglandEdgbaston
4IPL2nd May 2009Rajasthan RoyalsSt George’s Park

Once Again Fidel Edwards is Currently not Playing & has not taken retirement in Test, ODI & T20I Format as well as IPL, but he has not announced his retirement.

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Fidel Edwards career Details:- 

CompetitionTestOdiT20lIpl
Matches5550266
Batting
Innings
882262
Runs39473114
Highest301373
Average (score)6.579.125.54.0
SR28.245.6278.5780.0
Not Out281441
Fours48510
Sixes2000
Bowling
Innings
9749266
Maidens1832301
Wickets16560205
Economy3.915.098.246.6
4w300
5w12000
BBI7/876/223/232/27
BBM8/1326/223/232/27
Catches10450
 Table Information:-

Fidel Edwards has played a total of 137 Matches ( 55 TEST, 50 ODI & 26 T20I) International Matches in his career & IPL was 6. He has Played the most TEST matches. His Total Runs was 482 Runs( 394 TEST, 73 ODI & 11 T20I) International Runs in his career & IPL was 4. He has hit the most Runs in the Test format.

His Highest score was 30 in TEST, 13 in ODI, 7 in T20I & 3 in IPL. His Best high score is 30 in Test Matches. His best Average Score in ODI is 9.12. He has the best strike rate in 78.57 T20I. He has hit a total of 54 Boundaries ( 48 TEST, 5 ODI & 1 T20I ).

He has scored the most boundaries in the Test format, 48 Boundaries. He has hit a total of 2 Sixes in TEST. He has a total maiden Over 207 in His career ( 183 TEST & 23 ODI ) & IPL was 1. Fidel Edwards has taken 250 wickets in his career ( 165 TEST, 60 ODI & 20 T20I) & IPL 5.

He has taken the most wickets in the Test 165. His best Economy was 3.91 in TEST format. His Total 4w per Match was 3 times in TEST. His Total 5w per Match was 12 Times in Test. According to the chart the full form of BBI:- Best Bowling In Innings & the full form of BBM:- Best Bowling In Match. His BBI was 7/87 in the TEST, 6/22 in the ODI, 3/23 in the T20I & 2/27 in the IPL.

His Best BBI was 7/87 in TEST. His BBM was 8/132 in the TEST, 6/22 in the ODI, 3/23 in the T20I & 2/27 in the IPL. His Best BBM was 8/132 in TEST. His total 19 Catches ( 10 TEST, 4 ODI & 5 T20I).

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International Information:-

Fidel Edwards is a player in the West Indies Team. His Role in the West Indies Team is Bowler. He was the most successful bowler of the West Indies Team in the International Career. He is 11th Position in Most Wicket-taker List in Test Format in History of the West Indies Team with 165 Wickets, After C Walsh, C Ambrose, M Marshall, L Gibbs, J Garner, Roach…..W Hall.

He was the 32th Position in Most Wicket-Taker List in ODI Format in History of the West Indies Team After C Walsh, C Ambrose, M Marshall, L Gibbs……Dwayne Smith. He was the 22nd Position in Most Wicket-Taker List in T20I Format History of the West Indies Team After DJ Bravo, Badree, Narine, Cottrell………Chris Gayle.

In the June 2009 ICC World Twenty20, he suffered an injury. Fidel Edwards came back to the West Indies team after 8 years in his international Career. He holds the record of Worst Career Economy rate in Test Format After Shahadat Hossian (BAN), RP Singh (IND), Rubel Hossian (BAN) and Chameera (SL).

He can also hold the record of Best Bowling figures in an innings on debut match in One-Day International with 6/16 against Bangladesh.  

IPL Information:-

Fidel Edwards has played in IPL for only Two Franchises. He has played for,

  1. Deccan Chargers (DC)  in the year 2009.
  2. Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the year 2013.

He has won the IPL Trophy in his IPL Career. His Ipl career was very short to another Player. He won the Deccan Chargers Franchise in the year 2009.

Total IPL Salary 

YearTeamSalary
2009Deccan 
Chargers (DC)
₹ 7,368,000
2013Rajasthan
Royals (RR)
₹ 11,186,700
Total₹ 18,554,700
  Net Worth & Salary:-

Fidel Edwards Net worth  was $ 1.5 Million (approx). His  Monthly Salary & Income was $ 10k (approx) & Yearly Income was not known. 

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