Rony Talukdar

Rony Talukdar

Personal information
Born	(1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 33) Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Height	5 ft 6[1] in (1.68 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm slow-medium
Role	Top-oder Batter
Relations	Jony Talukdar (brother)
International information
National side	Bangladesh
Only ODI (cap 141)	14 May 2023 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.	37
T20I debut (cap 47)	7 July 2015 v South Africa
Last T20I	27 December 2023 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008/09	Barisal Division
2009/10–present	Dhaka Division
2019	Dhaka Dynamites
2020	Sylhet Strikers
2023	Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 9 106 128 106 Runs scored 214 5710 3290 2131 Batting average 23.77 33.39 26.32 21.31 100s/50s 0/1 11/26 3/15 0/11 Top score 67 228* 132* 67 Balls bowled – 830 258 – Wickets – 12 5 – Bowling average – 35.00 32.40 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling – 3/11 3/26 – Catches/stumpings 2/– 73/0 56/4 31/3
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2023
Medal record Representing  Bangladesh Men's Cricket Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team South Asian Games 2010 Dhaka Team

Rony Talukder (Bengali: রনি তালুকদার; born 10 October 1990)^{[nb 1]} is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right-handed batter. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in July 2015. He plays first-class cricket for Dhaka Division in Bangladesh. He was part of Bangladesh's squad for the Under-19 World Cup in 2008.

Personal life

Born and raised in a Hindu family at Narayanganj district of Bangladesh.

Domestic career

In the first three matches of the 2014-15 first-class season, opening the batting for Dhaka Division, he scored 227, 163 and 201 in three innings victories, sharing opening stands of 197, 314 and 301 with Abdul Mazid.^[2][3][4]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Dhaka Dynamites team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.^[5] He was the leading run-scorer for Dhaka Division in the 2018–19 National Cricket League, with 426 runs in four matches.^[6] He was the also the leading run-scorer for East Zone in the tournament, with 460 runs in six matches.^[7] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Sylhet Thunder in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.^[8]

In November 2022, he was named in the Rangpur Riders' squad, following the draft for the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League.^[9] In the second match of the tournament, on 6 January 2023, he smashed 67 runs off just 31 balls, helping Rangpur Riders to start their season with a convincing 34-run victory over the Comilla Victorians.^[10] He reached his fifty off just 19 balls, which is the fastest half-century by a Bangladeshi batter in the history of Bangladesh Premier League.^[11]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against South Africa on 7 July 2015.^[12]

In March 2023, Rony returned to Bangladesh's T20I squad after 8 years as he was selected to play in the series against England.^[13] In the same month, he was also named in Bangladesh's ODI and T20I squad for their series against Ireland.^[14] On 27 March 2023, in the 1st T20I, Rony scored his maiden half-century in international cricket in just 24 balls, recording the third fastest fifty by Bangladeshi batter in T20Is.^[15] His score of 67 runs off 38 balls helped Bangladesh post 207/5, their third highest total in T20Is.^[16]

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Ireland on 14 May 2023.^[17]

Notes

1. Listed as 10 October 1990 in ESPNcricinfo and 29 May 1989 in CricketArchive

References

1. হাসান, মেহেদী. ইরফান ‘টাওয়ার’ দেখার দিন.... Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
2. "Dhaka Division v Barisal Division 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
3. "Dhaka Division v Dhaka Metropolis 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
4. "Dhaka Division v Chittagong Division 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
5. "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
6. "National Cricket League, 2018/19 - Dhaka Division: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
7. "Bangladesh Cricket League, 2018/19 - East Zone (Bangladesh): Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
8. "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
9. "9th BPL players' draft complete before the extravaganza". Cricfrenzy. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
10. "Rony's fireworks set BPL alight as Rangpur down Comilla". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
11. "Rony's record-breaking knock powers Rangpur to easy win over Comilla". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
12. "South Africa tour of Bangladesh, 2nd T20I: Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, Jul 7, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
13. "Bangladesh pick Rony Talukdar after eight years for T20Is against England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
14. "Uncapped Rishad Hossain and Jaker Ali in Bangladesh squad for Ireland T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
15. "Rony, Liton power Bangladesh to 207-5 in rain-hit Chattogram T20". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
16. "Tigers on the brink of record T20I total as rain stops play". The Business Standard. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
17. "3rd ODI, Chelmsford, May 14, 2023, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

External links

• Rony Talukdar at ESPNcricinfo