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Sam Billings
Sam Billings (Samuel William Billings, born 1991, Pembury, Kent), English wicketkeeper-batsman; Kent captain from 2018, England in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is (Test debut Hobart 2022), and T20 franchise player including Oval Invincibles captain.
Sam Curran
Sam Curran, England left-arm seam-bowling all-rounder (left-hand bat) for Surrey and Oval Invincibles; 2018 India series Player of the Series, 2022 T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament, MBE, IPL record ₹18.50 crore signing.
Sam Konstas
Sam Konstas (born 2005, Kogarah, NSW) is an Australian right-handed opening batter. Test debut 26 December 2024 v India at the MCG, 60 off 65 balls with ramp shots off Bumrah; 2024 U19 World Cup winner.
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan left-hand opener and slow left-arm spinner (born 1969), 13,430 ODI runs, 323 wickets, 1996 World Cup winner whose powerplay hitting revolutionized ODI opening; later MP, ICC-banned selector, and Sri Lanka head coach.
Sandeep Lamichhane (सन्दीप लामिछाने)
Sandeep Lamichhane (सन्दीप लामिछाने), born 2000, Nepalese legbreak-googly bowler; first Nepali in the IPL (Delhi Daredevils 2018), Nepal ODI captain from August 2026, 154 ODI wickets.
Sandeep Patil (संदीप मधुसूदन पाटील)
Sandeep Madhusudan Patil (संदीप मधुसूदन पाटील), born 1956 in Mumbai, is a former Indian middle-order batsman, 1983 World Cup winner, Kenya's 2003 World Cup semifinal coach, and BCCI chief selector from 2012.
Sandeep Sharma (संदीप शर्मा)
Sandeep Sharma (संदीप शर्मा), born 1993 in Patiala, is an Indian right-arm medium-pace swing bowler; 2012 U-19 World Cup winner, 151 IPL wickets for Kings XI Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Rajasthan Royals, 2 T20Is in 2015.
Sanjay Bangar (संजय बापूसाहेब बांगर)
Sanjay Bangar (संजय बापूसाहेब बांगर), born 1972 in Beed, Maharashtra, is an Indian cricket coach and former Railways all-rounder who played 12 Tests and 15 ODIs for India, coached Kings XI Punjab to the 2014 IPL final, and was India's batting coach from 2014 to 2019.
Sanjay Manjrekar
Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar (born 1965, Mangalore), former India batsman 1987-1996, 2,043 Test runs at 37.14 with a 218 at Lahore, later a prominent, outspoken cricket commentator and author of Imperfect.
Sanju Samson (സാഞ്ജു വിശ്വനാഥ് സാംസൺ)
Sanju Samson, or Sanju Viswanath Samson, is an Indian wicketkeeper-batter from Kerala who captained Rajasthan Royals and starred in India's 2026 T20 World Cup win.
Saqlain Mushtaq (ثقلین مشتاق)
Saqlain Mushtaq (ثقلین مشتاق) is a Pakistani former cricketer and coach, born in 1976 in Lahore, credited as the first off-spinner to master the doosra.
Sarah Taylor (cricketer)
Sarah Taylor (born 1989) is an English former wicketkeeper-batter, 226 England caps, 232 dismissals record, three World Cups, ICC Hall of Fame 2025, and in 2026 the first woman coaching an England men's side.
Sarfaraz Ahmed (سرفراز احمد)
Sarfaraz Ahmed (سرفراز احمد), also spelled Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistani wicketkeeper-batter born 1987 in Karachi; captained Pakistan to the 2006 U19 World Cup and 2017 Champions Trophy, led 100 internationals, retired March 2026, later Test head coach.
Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)
Sarfaraz Naushad Khan (born 1997, Mumbai) is an Indian Test cricketer and Mumbai middle-order batter, Harris Shield record-holder (439 in 2009), Ranji Trophy run machine, and Chennai Super Kings signing for IPL 2026.
Saurabh Netravalkar
Saurabh Netravalkar, Mumbai-born left-arm fast-medium bowler and Oracle principal software engineer, debuted for USA in 2019, captained the side, and bowled the Super Over in the 2024 T20 World Cup upset of Pakistan.
Scott Boland
Scott Boland (born 1989, Mordialloc, Melbourne) is an Australian right-arm fast-medium bowler and Victoria stalwart; second Aboriginal man after Jason Gillespie to play Tests for Australia, famous for 6/7 on Boxing Day 2021 debut.
Scott Styris
Scott Styris (Scott Bernard Styris, born 1975, Brisbane) is a former New Zealand all-rounder cricketer, 1999-2011, now a commentator; 188 ODIs, 29 Tests, 2000 Champions Trophy winner.
Sean Abbott
Sean Anthony Abbott (born 1992, Windsor NSW), Australian right-arm fast-medium bowling all-rounder; T20I/ODI debut 2014 vs Pakistan, 2023 World Cup squad member, record BBL wicket-taker for Sydney Sixers.
Shadab Khan (شاداب خان)
Shadab Khan (شاداب خان), born 10/04/1998, is a Pakistani leg-break bowling, right-handed batting all-rounder, 2017 debutant, former ODI vice-captain, and Islamabad United captain who returned to Pakistan's T20I side in January 2026 after shoulder surgery.
Shafali Verma (शफाली वर्मा)
Shafali Verma (शफाली वर्मा), Indian cricketer, right-handed opener and off-spinner for India and Delhi Capitals. Debut at 15 in 2019, U19 T20 World Cup-winning captain 2023, fastest women's Test double century (205), Player of the Match in India's 2025 ODI World Cup final win.
Shaheen Afridi (شاہین شاہ آفریدی)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (شاہین شاہ آفریدی), born 2000, is Pakistan's left-arm fast bowler and ODI captain from 20 October 2025, with 131 ODI wickets and a 2019 World Cup best of 6/35.
Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi, Pakistani leg-spinning all-rounder (1996–2017); 'Boom Boom' six-hitter, 37-ball ODI century record, 351 ODI sixes, 2009 World T20 winner, Pakistan T20 captain.
Shai Hope
Shai Hope (Shai Diego Hope), Barbadian wicketkeeper-batter born 1993; West Indies ODI captain since 2023 and T20I captain since 2025; twin Headingley 2017 Test centuries, ODI average 51.48 with 21 hundreds.
Shakib Al Hasan (সাকিব আল হাসান)
Shakib Al Hasan (সাকিব আল হাসান), born 1987 in Magura, Bangladesh all-rounder, left-hand bat and left-arm orthodox spin; only cricketer ranked ICC No. 1 all-rounder in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is simultaneously; career blocked from 2024 by political circumstances.
Shamar Joseph
Shamar Joseph (born 1999) is a West Indian cricketer, a right-arm fast bowler famous for bowling the West Indies to a Test win in Australia in 2024.
Shan Masood (شان مسعود)
Shan Masood (شان مسعود), born 1989 in Kuwait, is a Pakistani left-handed opening batsman, Test captain from December 2023 to July 2026, with 2,550 Test runs at 30.72 and a long Derbyshire county career.
Shane Bond
Shane Edward Bond, born 1975 in Christchurch, is a former New Zealand right-arm fast bowler whose injury-hit career from 2001 to 2010 brought 87 Test wickets at 22.09.
Shane Warne
Shane Warne (1969-2022), Australian right-arm leg-spin bowler, took 708 Test wickets in 145 Tests (1992-2007), Australia's record, and 1,001 international wickets; famed for the 1993 Ball of the Century to Mike Gatting and the 1999 World Cup final.
Shane Watson
Shane Watson (Shane Robert Watson), Australian all-rounder born 1981 in Ipswich; 59 Tests, 190 ODIs, 58 T20Is; two World Cups, two Champions Trophies, Allan Border Medals 2010-2011; IPL star with RR and CSK; retired 2020.
Shardul Thakur (शर्दूल नरेंद्र ठाकुर)
Shardul Thakur (शर्दूल नरेंद्र ठाकुर), nicknamed 'Lord', is an Indian seam-bowling all-rounder. Seven IPL franchises including Mumbai Indians (traded 2025, INR 2 crore); ODI best 4/37; Mumbai Ranji captain 2025-26.