Soumya Sarkar (Bengali: সৌম্য সরকার) (born 25 February 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman, right arm fast bowler. Sarkar plays for the Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League, Khulna Division in the National Cricket League, and Prime Bank Cricket Club in the Dhaka Premier Division. He is the first Bangladeshi batsman who scored 200 runs in List A Cricket in Dhaka Premier Division 2019.
| FULL NAME | Soumya Sarkar |
| BORN | February 25, 1993 Satkhira |
| AGE | 27 Years, 0 Months, 26 Days |
| NATIONAL SIDE | Bangladesh |
| BATTING STYLE | Left Handed |
| BOWLING | Right-arm medium fast |
| BATTING RANK | Test – 74, ODI – 41, World Cup – 41, T20I – 52 |
| BOWLING RANK | Test – NA, ODI – NA, World Cup – NA, T20I – NA |
| TEAMS PLAYED | Bangladesh, Bangladesh A, Khulna Division, Bangladesh Under-19, Chattogram Challengers, Dhaka Gladiators, Rangpur Rangers, Bangladesh Central Zone, Bangladesh South Zone, Bangladesh Under-23, Bangladesh Under-23, Prime Bank Cricket Club, Victoria Sporting Club, Abahani Limited, Legends of Rupganj, Cumilla Warriors, Gazi Group Cricketers, Rajshahi Royals, Agrani Bank Cricket Club, Kandahar Knights, Bangladesh Emerging |
| MAN OF THE MATCH | Test – 0, ODI – 4, World Cup – 0, T20I – 2, |
| CAREER SPAN | [Test, 2015 – 2019], [ODI, 2014 – 2019], [World Cup, 2015 – 2019], [T20I, 2015 – 2020], |
Family & Relatives
Father: Kishori Mohan Sarkar
Mother: Namita Rani Sarkar
Brother(s): Pushpen Sarkar
Sister(s): Not Known
Marital Status: Unmarried
Wife/Girlfriend: 8(US)
Children: None
Ex Girlfriends: Not Known
Soumya Sarkar is a dashing left-handed batsman and a useful right-arm medium pace bowler who first came into the spotlight in the 2012 Under-19 World Cup when he ‘Mankaded’ Australia’s Jimmy Peirson. Known mainly for his attacking batting, Sarkar was included in the national squad in 2013 but had to wait for almost a year to make his debut.
Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 15 | 28 | 0 | 818 | 149 | 29.21 | 1404 | 58.26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 108 | 9 |
| ODI | 55 | 54 | 3 | 1728 | 127 | 33.88 | 1753 | 98.57 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 200 | 42 |
| T20I | 50 | 50 | 3 | 885 | 62 | 18.83 | 706 | 125.35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 35 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 15 | 11 | 442 | 288 | 3 | 2/68 | 2/68 | 3.91 | 96.0 | 147.33 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 55 | 14 | 324 | 318 | 9 | 3/56 | 3/56 | 5.89 | 35.33 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 50 | 14 | 156 | 271 | 6 | 2/29 | 2/29 | 10.42 | 45.17 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
Profile
Born in Satkhira, like his father, Soumya Sarkar wanted to grow to be a teacher. But, thanks to his cricketing skills and BKSP – the us of a’s biggest sports activities institute, he took up a career in cricket. He played two Under-19 World Cups – 2010 and 2012. The latter fetched him headlines while he Mankaded Australia’s Jimmy Peirson in a excessive-stakes quarterfinal clash in opposition to Australia in Townsville.
An fashionable batsman and a more-than-first rate medium-tempo bowler, Sarkar made his best debut for Khulna Division within the 2010-11 season. He made his ODI debut within the very last recreation of the house series towards Zimbabwe in December 2014, wherein he scored 20 off 18 balls batting at No. Three.
He changed into an integral a part of the spectacular Bangladesh set-up that defeated Pakistan, India and South Africa at home in successive series. He notched up 497 runs standard in the mixed nine suits against the ones 3 sturdy combatants, which concerned three half centuries and an unbeaten ton (133) towards Pakistan. His scores of 27, 88* and ninety against the likes of Morne Morkel, Rabada, Morris and Tahir earned him the Man of the Series award.
About Achievements
Sarkar made his debut inside the longest layout against Pakistan on April 28th 2015, in which he scored 33 in both innings. On the again of multiple screw ups, he changed into dropped from the Test crew. Injury to Imrul Kayes allowed Sarkar to make a comeback in the five-day format in opposition to New Zealand at Christchurch in 2017. His score of 86 in the first essay that earned him a regular area within the gambling eleven. The away Test series against Sri Lanka through a ways until date has been his best collection. He recorded 3 successive fifties inside the two-match series which became tied 1-1. His sixty one at P Sara Oval become a completely vital knock that helped his crew win its one centesimal Test healthy – a ancient in shape.
His numbers in T20Is were bad. His common is underneath 20 playing 24 suits and is yet to register a fifty despite batting on the pinnacle. After a pile of low ratings in the 50-over layout, Sarkar returned lower back to form inside the ODI tri-collection held in Ireland, presenting the hosts and New Zealand in May 2017, in which Bangladesh went beyond Sri Lanka in ODI scores to attain the 6th spot.
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