Bangladeshi cricketer
Tapash Baisya
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| Full name | Tapash Kumar Baisya |
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| Born | (1982-12-25) 25 December 1982 (age 41)
Sylhet, Bangladesh |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
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| Batting | Right-handed |
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| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
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| Role | Bowler |
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| Test debut (cap 27) | 28 July 2002 v Sri Lanka |
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| Last Test | 3 June 2005 v England |
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| ODI debut (cap 58) | 4 August 2002 v Sri Lanka |
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| Last ODI | 31 March 2007 v Australia |
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| ODI shirt no. | 19 (previously 12) |
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Tapash Baisya (Bengali: তাপস বৈশ্য) (born 25 December 1982) is a former Bangladeshi international cricketer.
Tapash Baisya took 36 Test wickets, although they came at a bowling average of nearly 60. Nevertheless, he has taken the third-most wickets of any Bangladeshi fast bowler, behind Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain. He took four wickets in a Test innings only once: four for 72 against West Indies on their 2002–03 tour of Bangladesh.[1] With the bat he scored two Test fifties.
He played first-class cricket for Sylhet Division from 2000–01 to 2012–13. His highest score was 112 off 173 balls, batting at number eight against Chittagong Division in 2006–07.[2] His best bowling figures were 6 for 37 against Dhaka Division in 2012–13.[3]
Personal life
Tapash moved to the US during 2016 with his wife and two kids. Later his wife gave birth another baby girl. Currently he is playing professional cricket for a team in the United States of America in New Jersey. He is also a cricket coach at DAS Cricket in Edison, NJ.[4]
