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Taskin Ahmed

Taskin Ahmed

Age 29BangladeshBANGLADESH
Right-arm fast Bowler
The experienced leader of Bangladesh’s consistently-improving pace attack, Taskin Ahmed has gone from strength to strength as a fast bowler and has remade himself as a consistent player that the Tigers can turn to when needing express pace in all conditions.

Taskin’s pace brought with it its own share of problems in the early part of his career, as recurring injuries and bowling action problems kept him in and out of the Bangladesh setup and never really let him find a groove. However, greater consistency and repeatability is something Taskin Ahmed has worked hard to reproduce in his game, and he has reaped the rewards by becoming a nailed-on member for his team in recent years.

Early career

Taskin Ahmed was viewed as a firecracker young bowler in his young days, as his high pace and sharp bounce made the Bangladesh management view him as the kind of player who could inspire their pace attack to greater heights.

In search of the kind of pace that could change games singlehandedly, Bangladesh placed a lot of stock on Taskin’s quality, and he delivered in the 2012 U-19 World Cup but finishing as their leading wicket-taker in that tournament.

Breaking out

While his pace and movement would continue to impress domestically, an initial knee injury would force him to undergo surgery soon after that World Cup. He made his international debut soon after rehab, stepping in for an injured Mashrafe Mortaza for a T20I against Australia.

His ODI debut would be a remarkable and memorable one, as he booted up for the Tigers against India in Mirpur in 2014. He would take a famous five-fer as Bangladesh skittled out India for just 105 runs in the same match as Stuart Binny’s famous figures of 6-4. Taskin had announced himself on the global stage, and was rewarded with a call-up to the 2015 ODI World Cup in Australia and New Zealand where his pace could play a big role for the overachieving Bangladesh team.

He would have to wait until 2017 for his Test debut, but had as impressive a maiden scalp as any, as he dismissed Kane Williamson in Wellington.

Return to international cricket

Taskin Ahmed saw himself dropped from the Bangladesh plans as he failed to improve a slightly erratic style of bowling in 2017. This, along with recurrence of persisting injuries, meant that he wasn’t in the plans for those years.

Taskin has admitted to the pressure and difficulty of that phase in his career, but came out stronger on the other side as a result of working on his game domestically in that period. Taskin Ahmed returned to the fold in 2021 with improved fitness and a more reliable and repeatable action which would place less stress on his body and allow him to be more accurate.

Nevertheless, crediting the guidance of famed bowling coach Ottis Gibson, Taskin Ahmed was able to maintain the same uncomfortable speed that had caught the attention in his younger days, and also committed to working on his batting to provide another dimension to his game. This resulted in him joining Mahmadullah for the highest ninth-wicket partnership since 1998 in a Test match against Zimbabwe in 2021.

He would receive player of the series honours in an ODI tour of South Africa, establishing him as amongst the most threatening pace bowlers plying their trade in Asia at the moment.

He will be leading Bangladesh’s exciting new era with the ball as they begin with a two-match tour of India, fresh off their success in Pakistan.
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Taskin Ahmed Ranking
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Batting
336ODI178TEST643T20
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Bowling
42ODI86TEST25T20
Teams
  • BangladeshBangladesh
  • defaultBangladesh A
  • defaultDhaka Metropolis
  • Bangladesh Under-19Bangladesh Under-19
  • defaultChattogram Challengers
  • defaultSylhet Strikers
  • defaultRangpur Riders
  • defaultBangladesh Central Zone
  • defaultBangladesh North Zone
  • defaultPrime Bank Cricket Club
  • defaultAbahani Limited
  • defaultMohammedan Sporting Club
  • defaultLegends of Rupganj
  • defaultDurdanto Dhaka
  • defaultBangla Tigers
  • defaultMaratha Arabians
  • defaultKandahar Knights
  • defaultDeccan Gladiators
  • defaultNajmul XI
  • defaultColombo Strikers
  • defaultFortune Barishal
  • defaultBulawayo Brave Jaguars

Match Results

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Taskin Ahmed Statistics

Debut
Bangladesh vs India on Jun 17, 2014
Last
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka on Mar 18, 2024
Debut
Bangladesh vs New Zealand on Jan 12, 2017
Last
Bangladesh vs Pakistan on Aug 30, 2024
Debut
Bangladesh vs Australia on Apr 01, 2014
Last
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan on Jun 24, 2024

Taskin Ahmed Batting Records

MatR50s100sAvgS/R
73217008.0358.02
Highest Runs21
Balls Faced21
On DateMar 03, 23
AgainstEnglandENG

Taskin Ahmed Bowling Records

MatOWAvgS/REco
73570.210329.9833.225.41
Wickets Taken5
Runs28
On DateJun 17, 14
AgainstIndiaIND

Taskin Ahmed Fielding Records

CatchesStumpingsRun Outs
1101
Mat: Matches, R: Runs, W: Wickets, O: Overs, S/R: Strike Rate, Eco: Economy Rate, Avg: Average

Taskin Ahmed Batting Records

MatR50s100sAvgS/R
142221011.1045.67
Highest Runs75
Balls Faced134
On DateJul 07, 21
AgainstZimbabweZIM

Taskin Ahmed Bowling Records

MatOWAvgS/REco
14437.13448.2977.143.75
Wickets Taken4
Runs37
On DateJun 14, 23
AgainstAfghanistanAFG

Taskin Ahmed Fielding Records

CatchesStumpingsRun Outs
200
Mat: Matches, R: Runs, W: Wickets, O: Overs, S/R: Strike Rate, Eco: Economy Rate, Avg: Average

Taskin Ahmed Batting Records

MatR50s100sAvgS/R
67176009.7795.65
Highest Runs31
Balls Faced21
On DateMar 09, 24
AgainstSri LankaSL

Taskin Ahmed Bowling Records

MatOWAvgS/REco
672327223.9419.337.43
Wickets Taken4
Runs16
On DateMar 27, 23
AgainstIrelandIRE

Taskin Ahmed Fielding Records

CatchesStumpingsRun Outs
1101
Mat: Matches, R: Runs, W: Wickets, O: Overs, S/R: Strike Rate, Eco: Economy Rate, Avg: Average
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