Full name Alok Kapali
Born January 1, 1984, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Current age 24 years 322 days
Major teams Bangladesh,Dhaka Warriors,Sylhet Division
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
17
34
1
584
85
17.69
1201
48.62
0
2
80
3
5
0
ODIs
65
62
3
1170
115
19.83
1701
68.78
1
5
96
10
25
0
T20Is
5
5
2
55
19
18.33
73
75.34
0
0
3
1
2
0
First-class
78
138
4
3653
173
27.26
8
12
51
0
List A
122
117
13
2686
115
25.82
4
11
55
0
Twenty20
5
5
2
55
19
18.33
73
75.34
0
0
3
1
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
17
19
1103
709
6
3/3
3/33
118.16
3.85
183.8
0
0
0
ODIs
65
45
1368
1194
24
3/49
3/49
49.75
5.23
57.0
0
0
0
T20Is
5
1
12
23
0
-
-
-
11.50
-
0
0
0
First-class
78
8187
3838
128
7/33
29.98
2.81
63.9
5
1
List A
122
3046
2410
68
4/23
4/23
35.44
4.74
44.7
2
0
0
Twenty20
5
1
12
23
0
-
-
-
11.50
-
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Jul 28-31, 2002 scorecard
Last Test
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 28-Mar 3, 2006 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Aug 4, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v Bangladesh at Darwin, Sep 6, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I
Australia v Bangladesh at Cape Town, Sep 16, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2000/01
Last First-class
Chittagong Division v Sylhet Division at Fatullah, Jan 4-7, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2000/01
Last List A
Australia v Bangladesh at Darwin, Sep 6, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Australia v Bangladesh at Cape Town, Sep 16, 2007 scorecard
Profile
Wisden overview
A talented but erratic legspinner and a batsman of undoubted potential, Alok Kapali has a burgeoning reputation as an allrounder, particularly in the one-day game. He made a promising Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2002, and impressed with his technique and temperament in an otherwise disappointing match. Batting as high as No. 6, in spite of a first-class average in the mid-teens, he made starts on both occasions without being able to go on, and has since demonstrated a bold attitude towards quick bowling. His bowling has improved, since disappearing for more than five an over on debut, and against Pakistan at Peshawar in August 2003, when still only 19, he became the first Bangladesh bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket, a performance that secured his side their maiden first-innings lead, at the 23rd attempt. Following a string of poor performances he was dropped from the one-day squad before the Champions Trophy in England in September 2004, and was later omitted from the 20-man training squad for the 2005 tour of England. He was recalled to the national squad early in 2006, but did little of note beyond an innings of 55 in one of the one-dayers against Kenya, and failed in his only Test outing, against Sri Lanka, which followed a career-best 156 for Sylhet against Chittagong. After poor performances in a couple of ODIs against Australia and Zimbabwe, Kapali was dropped from the squad for the tour of Kenya in July 2006. He was later recalled for the 2008 Asia Cup and smashed his maiden ODI century, batting at No. 6 against India. Unfortunately, his international career was cut short when he decided to join the Bangladesh exodus to the ICL later that year and was subsequently handed a 10-year ban by the BCB.
Andrew Miller and Cricinfo Staff (September 16, 2008)
