Sam Curran is an English cricketer who was considered to be one of 5 breakout cricketers of 2018. Besides that, Sam plays for both the England national team as well as the Surrey County Cricket Club. With time, Sam has also amassed a huge fan base with more than 250k followers on Instagram and more than 100k followers on Twitter.
Born Name
Samuel Matthew Curran
Nick Name
Sam
Sam Curran as seen in a picture taken in Barbados in January 2019 (Sam Curran / Instagram)
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born Place
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Sam studied at the Springvale House in Marondera. Later, he attended St. George’s College in Harare before studying at Berkshire’s Wellington College.
Occupation
Cricketer
Family
Father – Kevin Malcolm ‘KC’ Curran (Former Coach, Former Zimbabwean Professional Cricketer) (d. October 10, 2012)
Mother – Sarah Curran
Siblings – Benjamin Jack ‘Ben’ Curran (Older Brother) (Professional Cricketer), Thomas Kevin ‘Tom’ Curran (Older Brother) (Professional Cricketer)
Others – Kevin Patrick Curran (Paternal Grandfather) (Former Cricketer) (d. August 23, 2017)
Manager
Sam is represented by Footprint.
Build
Athletic
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
70 kg or 154.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Sam Curran has dated –
Isabella Symonds-Willmott
Sam Curran as seen in a picture taken with his beau Isabella Symonds-Willmott in September 2019 (Sam Curran / Instagram)
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Green
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Strong jawline
Lean physique
Thin lips
Sam Curran as seen in a shirtless picture taken while relaxing in the pool in Juan-les-Pins, France in August 2016 (Sam Curran / Instagram)
Brand Endorsements
Through his social media, Sam has either promoted or endorsed various brands including ASW Graffiti and Adidas.
Sam Curran as seen in a picture taken in London, England, the United Kingdom in December 2019 (Sam Curran / Instagram)
Sam Curran Facts
He was raised alongside his older brothers Ben and Tom Curran in Northampton, England.
Tom Curran was the only one born in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
Sam was raised in a family of passionate cricketers. His father Kevin played internationally for Zimbabwe and his grandfather Kevin Patrick Curran played for Rhodesia.
Sam resided on a farm with his family in Rusape, Zimbabwe until it was seized by the government in 2004.
He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler.
Sam played for the Surrey County Cricket Club at the “Under-15”, “Under-17”, and “Second XI Championship”.
In 2014, Sam played for Weybridge in the “Surrey Championship Premier Division”.
Former cricketer Alec Stewart was very taken up with how Curran played when he was 17 years old.
On June 19, 2015, Curran played his first Twenty20 match against Kent at The Oval. A month later, he played his debut first-class match against the same team at a County Championship.
He contributed his skills to the “Auckland Aces” for the 2017–18 Super Smash.
Sam was named on the England Test team on May 30, 2018, as a replacement to Ben Stokes and played his first debut match on June 1 that year at the Headingley Cricket Ground.
In December 2018, Sam the Kings XI Punjab bought him at an astonishing INR 7.20 crore for the 2019 Indian Premier League.
Sam played his first One Day International match against Australia on June 24, 2018.
He was one of the people that were announced as the International Cricket Council’s must-watch players.
Sam was chosen by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2019 edition of their Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
During his stint with the Kings XI Punjab in 2018, he was named the youngest player to take a hat-trick in the IPL.
At the 2020 Indian Premier League, he was auctioned out to the Chennai Super Kings.
On December 23, 2022, Sam Curran became the most expensive buy in IPL history (the record was broken in IPL 2024) when he was bought by Punjab Kings (PBKS) for INR 18.5 crore (or INR 185 million) for IPL 2023. His base price was INR 2 crore. A total of 6 teams had bid for him. Before him, the previous record was held by Chris Morris when he was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for INR 16.25 crore in 2021.
After becoming the most expensive buy in IPL 2023, he revealed that he wasn’t able to sleep that night as the auction was going on and he was excited and nervous at the same time.
