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Canadian cricketer

Ashish Bagai
Personal information
Born (1982-01-26) 26 January 1982 (age 42)
Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper, batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 14)11 February 2003 v Bangladesh
Last ODI13 March 2011 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 1)2 August 2008 v Netherlands
Last T20I26 November 2013 v Kenya
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 62 9 15 96
Runs scored 1,964 284 825 2,649
Batting average 37.76 40.57 31.73 32.70
100s/50s 2/16 0/2 0/6 2/20
Top score 137* 67* 93 137*
Catches/stumpings 59/9 5/6 37/3 96/19
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 July 2024

Ashish Bagai (born 26 January 1982) is a former cricketer and captain of the Canada national cricket team. He was a right-handed batsman who specialised as a wicket-keeper.

Early life

He studied at St. Columba's School during his brief stay in Delhi, India. He moved to Canada at the age of 11.

Career

Early years

His first taste of cricket came in the inaugural Under-15s Cricket World Cup in 1996, in which he was voted the tournament's best wicket-keeper. He had the highest batting average in the Under-19s World Cup in January – February 2000. Going to the 2002 Under-19s World Cup, his batting was invaluable, securing a tie with Bangladesh.

He has since become a face of the Canadian cricket team. He played 62 One Day Internationals, more than any other Canadian player. He made his ODI debut in the 2003 World Cup against Bangladesh.

Despite his permanent position in the Canadian ODI team, he missed the 2005 ICC Trophy, though he did play the 2001 tournament, the highlight of which was an innings that took the Canadians to victory over the UAE after spending a night in hospital due to being hit in the face when keeping.

He holds the Canadian record for highest ODI score after his unbeaten 137 in a losing cause against Scotland. In that same ODI he set a record in One Day International cricket for facing the most number of balls in an ODI innings when batting at number three position (172). He added 100 runs for 4th wicket with Asif Mulla which was the first ever century stand for Canada in an ODI.

2011 World Cup

Bagai captained the Canadian team during the 2011 Cricket World Cup and made 64 not out against Kenya off 97 balls as Canada won their first match of the tournament. This was the second World Cup win Canada had registered. Against New Zealand in the following ODI he scored 84 off 87 balls and he shared a 100+ partnership with Jimmy Hansra. However Canada lost by 70 runs as New Zealand managed to score 358 in the first innings.

References

  1. "Ashish Bagai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. Sarwat, Faraz (14 August 2009). "Bagai on board". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. "Batting records. One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

External links

Canada ODI cricket captains
Canada T20I cricket captains
Canada squad – 2003 Cricket World Cup
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Canada squad – 2007 Cricket World Cup
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Canada squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup
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