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

Tapash Baisya

Personal information
Full name	Tapash Kumar Baisya
Born	(1982-12-25) 25 December 1982 (age 39) Sylhet, Bangladesh
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Bangladesh
Test debut (cap 27)	28 July 2002 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	3 June 2005 v England
ODI debut (cap 58)	4 August 2002 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	31 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.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Tapash 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

External links

• Tapash Baisya at ESPNcricinfo

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