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Full name Tapash Kumar Baisya
Born December 15, 1982, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Current age 25 years 217 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Sylhet Division
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

384

11.29

769

49.93

ODIs

336

35*

12.00

576

58.33

First-class

102

1286

112

14.44

List A

689

15.65

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

3376

2137

4/72

6/117

59.36

3.79

93.7

ODIs

2608

2452

4/16

41.55

5.64

44.2

First-class

9132

4785

137

5/30

34.92

3.14

66.6

List A

4343

3591

107

4/16

33.56

4.96

40.5

Career statistics

Test debut

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Jul 28-31, 2002 scorecard

Last Test

England v Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street, Jun 3-5, 2005 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Aug 4, 2002 scorecard

Last ODI

Australia v Bangladesh at North Sound, Mar 31, 2007 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

2000/01

Last First-class

Rajshahi Division v Sylhet Division at Fatullah, Nov 27-30, 2007 scorecard

List A debut

2000/01

Last List A

Chittagong Division v Sylhet Division at Chittagong (CDS), Nov 22, 2007 scorecard

Tapash Baisya, along with Mashrafe Mortaza and Talha Jubair, was one of the young quicks thrown in at the deep end as Bangladesh struggled to come to terms with their Test status. He was just 19 years old when he made his debut in the second Test against Sri Lanka in 2002, and though his bowling was understandably nervy, he soon demonstrated his temperament with a composed half-century from No. 9 - his highest score in two years of first-class cricket. Tall and wiry, with a busy run-up and a slingy action, Tapash has the potential to build on his basic speed. Having cut his teeth against the Australian Academy in 2001, he came of age during Bangladesh's top-end tour of Australia in July and August 2003. Although he had little success in terms of wickets, Tapash's wholehearted performances played a huge part in Bangladesh's avoidance of humiliation on an arduous tour, a pattern that was repeated the following year in the West Indies. Was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2007 World Cup.
Andrew Miller (February 2007)

Apr 6, 2007

Mushfiqur Rahim poses with two Bangladeshi kids in the lobby of the Pegasus Le Meridien © TigerCricket.com

Mar 31, 2007

Tapash Baisya injured his foot while bowling and had to go off the field © Getty Images

Sep 2, 2005

Tapash Baisya appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of Sanath Jayasuriya © AFP

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