Litton Das

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Litton Das
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Personal information
Full nameLitton Kumar Das
Born (1994-10-13) 13 October 1994 (age 27)
Dinajpur, Bangladesh
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 77)10 June 2015 v India
Last Test9 January 2022 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 117)18 June 2015 v India
Last ODI23 March 2022 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 46)5 July 2015 v South Africa
Last T20I5 March 2022 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentNorth Zone (Bangladesh) (squad no. 16)
2012Dhaka Gladiators (squad no. 16)
2011–presentRangpur Division (squad no. 16)
2016–presentComilla Victorians (squad no. 16)
2018-19Sylhet Sixers (squad no. 16)
2019Jamaica Tallawahs (squad no. 16)
2019-20Rajshahi Royals (squad no. 16)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 29 50 38 73
Runs scored 1,649 1,558 711 5,516
Batting average 34.35 32.46 19.75 37.97
100s/50s 2/11 5/4 0/4 15/27
Top score 114 176 61 274
Catches/stumpings 46/4 34/3 18/1 109/12
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  Bangladesh
Asia Cup
Runner-up 2018
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 March 2022

Litton Kumar Das (Bengali: লিটন কুমার দাস; born 13 October 1994) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.[1] He is a right-handed opening batsman and a test wicket-keeper.[2] He made his international debut for Bangladesh in June 2015. He has scored the highest individual score for Bangladesh in ODI cricket (176).[3]

Personal life[]

Litton Kumar Das was born in Dinajpur to a Bengali Hindu family. He followed a common route to become a cricketer in Bangladesh. He studied in BKSP and played for age level teams.

In September 2019, Das married his long-time girlfriend Devashri Biswas Sonchita who is an agriculturist.

Domestic and T20 career[]

Das played for Bangladesh at the Under-19 World Cups in 2012 and 2014.[4] Playing for Rangpur Division in the 2014–15 National Cricket League, he scored five centuries and finished the seven-match season with 1,024 runs at an average of 85.33.[5] Rangpur Division won the championship.

In January 2017, Das scored his maiden double-century in first-class cricket, playing for East Zone in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League.[6] As a result of this, he was recalled to Bangladesh's Test squad for their one-off match against India in February 2017.[7]

Das scored the most runs in the 2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, with 752 in 14 matches.[8]

In April 2018, Das was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League, with 779 runs in six matches, including scoring 274 runs in one innings.[9][10]

In October 2018, Das was named in the squad for the Sylhet Sixers team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[11] He played for Jamaica Tallawahs in the 2019 Caribbean Premier League, making his first appearance in an overseas franchise league. He scored 44 runs in two matches in the tournament.[12] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rajshahi Royals in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League, scoring 455 runs in the tournament.[13]

Das played for Gazi Group Barishal in the 2020-21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup.[14] In April 2021, he was signed by Karachi Kings to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[15]

International career[]

2015-2019[]

Das made his Test debut against India on 10 June 2015.[16] He made his One Day International debut, also against India, on 18 June 2015.[17] He made his Twenty20 International debut against South Africa on 5 July 2015.[18]

On 2 March 2017, Bangladesh's captain Mushfiqur Rahim was asked to play as a batsman only, with Das becoming the wicket-keeper for the Test series against Sri Lanka.[19]

In June 2018, Bangladesh toured West Indies and United States for two Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International.[20][21] In the first test, Bangladesh recorded their lowest team total in Tests[22] with Das managing to enter double figures among other batters- a mere 25 off 53 balls in a losing cause making a record for Das.[22].In the third t20 match against West Indies, he reached his first white-ball half-century off 24 balls, and his first 50-plus score in 17 innings scoring 61 runs eventually sealing the T20I series 2-1 and also ended up winning the Player of the match award.[23]

On 28 September 2018, against India in the final of the 2018 Asia Cup, Das scored his maiden ODI century and went on to make 121(117) with 12 boundaries and 2 sixes. He would eventually win “Man of the Match” for his effort, despite Bangladesh losing the match off the final ball.[24]

In April 2019, Das was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[25][26] He made his World Cup debut against the West Indies where he scored an unbeaten 94 runs and made an unbeaten 189-run partnership with Shakib Al Hasan which helped Bangladesh to a famous 7 wicket victory.[27][28][29]

2020–present[]

In March 2020, when Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh, in the first ODI, Das scored 126 runs, his second century in ODI and became the first Bangladeshi batsman to score a century at Sylhet.[30][31] In the 3rd ODI, he scored his 1000th run in ODIs and then along with Tamim Iqbal made the highest partnership for Bangladesh for any wicket in ODIs (292 runs)[32] as well as scoring 176 runs off 143 balls. He made the highest individual score by any Bangladeshi batsman in ODIs.[33] Das scored 311 runs at an average of 103.68 in the ODI series and eventually become the "Player of the Tournament" jointly with Tamim Iqbal.[34]

In February 2021, when West Indies toured Bangladesh, he was one of the leading run-scorers and the highest run scorer for Bangladesh in the Test series, scoring 200 runs including two half-centuries.[35]

In March 2021 Bangladesh toured New Zealand for 3-match ODI and T20I series. He failed with bat in both ODI and T20I series. In the third T20I, he captained Bangladesh for the first time in T20I in the absence of regular captain Mahmudullah who as ruled out due to an injury and Bangladesh lost the rain curtailed 10-overs match by 65 runs and eventually lost the T20I series by 3–0 as well.[36]

In June 2021, he was named in the Bangladesh's squad across all formats for their tour to Zimbabwe.[37] During the first innings of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe, he ended up five runs short of his maiden Test century,[38] He along with Mahmudullah, sustained a 138-runs partnership, which was the second highest seventh wicket partnership and the highest seventh wicket partnership for Bangladesh in Tests.[39]

In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[40] In November 2021, in the first match against Pakistan, Das scored his first century in Test cricket.[41]

In January, 2022 when Bangladesh toured New Zealand for a two-test series, he played an important knock of 86 runs in registering Bangladesh's first ever win in New Zealand and first ever test victory against New Zealand at Bay Oval. In the second test, he notched up 102 runs off 114 balls in their second innings, which was his first test century in away matches. However, Bangladesh lost the match by an innings and 117 runs. He was the highest run getter for Bangladesh in the series gathering 196 runs in 2 matches.[42]

As of January 2022, he attained his career best test ranking of no 12 as a Test batsman of the world in the ICC Men's Player Rankings which is the highest in the history of Bangladesh cricket.[43][44]

He was awarded Player of the series against Afghanistan in a 3-match ODI series in Chattogram. He scored 223 runs including a Century (136) and a fifty (86).

References[]

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  6. ^ "Liton Das' 219 sets up big East Zone victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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  8. ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2017: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh Cricket League 2017/18: Most Run". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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  30. ^ লিটন দেখালেন, ওপেনারদের এভাবেই খেলতে হয়. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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  32. ^ "Ton-up Liton, Tamim as Bangladesh post 322/3". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  33. ^ "Liton, Tamim powers Bangladesh to 322". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  34. ^ "Stats: Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal power Bangladesh to new batting records". CricTracker. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  35. ^ "RECORDS / WEST INDIES IN BANGLADESH TEST SERIES, 2020/21 / MOST RUNS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  38. ^ "Liton Das falls five runs short of maiden Test century". The Financial Express. Retrieved 8 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  44. ^ "ICC rankings: Kyle Jamieson climbs to career-best third, Litton Das at No. 15". ESPNCricinfo.

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