Tapash Baisya

Tapash Baisya (Bengali: তাপস বৈশ্য) (born 25 December 1982) is a former Bangladeshi international cricketer.

Tapash Baisya
Personal information
Full nameTapash Kumar Baisya
Born (1982-12-25) 25 December 1982
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 27)28 July 2002 v Sri Lanka
Last Test3 June 2005 v England
ODI debut (cap 58)4 August 2002 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI31 March 2007 v Australia
ODI shirt no.19
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC
Matches 21 56 85
Runs scored 384 336 1,878
Batting average 11.29 12.00 15.02
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 1/6
Top score 66 35* 112
Balls bowled 3,370 2,608 11,971
Wickets 36 59 192
Bowling average 59.36 41.55 32.37
5 wickets in innings 0 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/72 4/16 6/37
Catches/stumpings 6/– 8/– 28/–
Source: CricInfo, 24 July 2020

Tapash Baisya took 36 Test wickets, although they came at a bowling average of nearly 60. Nevertheless, he has taken the third-most wickets of any Bangladeshi fast bowler, behind Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain. He took four wickets in a Test innings only once: four for 72 against West Indies on their 2002–03 tour of Bangladesh.[1] With the bat he scored two Test fifties.

He played first-class cricket for Sylhet Division from 2000–01 to 2012–13. His highest score was 112 off 173 balls, batting at number eight against Chittagong Division in 2006–07.[2] His best bowling figures were 6 for 37 against Dhaka Division in 2012–13.

Personal life

Tapsh moved to USA during 2016 with his wife and two kids. Later his wife gave birth another baby girl. Currently he is playing professional cricket for a team in the United States of America in New Jersey. He is also a cricket coach who teaches many young kids in bat and ball.[3]

References
  1. "Bangladesh v West Indies, Chittagong 2002–03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. "Chittagong Division v Sylhet Division 2006–07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  3. "Sylhet Division v Dhaka Division 2012–13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2015.


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