- Devendra Bishoo
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Devendra Bishoo Personal information Full name Devendra Bishoo Born 6 November 1985
New Amsterdam, GuyanaHeight 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Batting style Left-handed Bowling style Right arm leg break Role Bowler International information National side West Indies Test debut (cap 289) 12 May 2011 v Pakistan Last Test 6 July 2011 v India ODI debut (cap 157) 17 March 2011 v England Last ODI 11 June 2011 v India Domestic team information Years Team 2007–present Guyana Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 5 11 26 21 Runs scored 87 10 385 39 Batting average 12.42 2.00 10.40 4.87 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 26 6* 39 10* Balls bowled 1438 588 6,212 1,068 Wickets 21 19 107 44 Bowling average 35.42 21.57 28.90 16.50 5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0 Best bowling 4/65 3/34 6/64 6/36 Catches/stumpings 6/– 1/– 19/– 4/– Source: ESPNCricinfo, 18 July 2011 Devendra Bishoo (born November 6, 1985, New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana)[1] is a Guyanese and West Indian cricketer of East Indian origin. He is a leg-spinner who made his international debut playing for the West Indies cricket team in the Cricket World Cup 2011.[2]
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Domestic
Earlier he had played 20 first-class matches and was the player of the tournament in the 2010 Caribbean Twenty20 tournament.
International
Bishoo was a replacement for the injured Dwayne Bravo[2] at the World Cup in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka from 19 February to 2 April 2011. He made his international debut against England at Chennai on 17 March, taking 3/34 in his 10 overs.[1] Bishoo adapted his bowling to the slow pitches of the Indian subcontinent, reducing the pace of his stock delivery and introducing variations of speed.[3]
Bishoo played his first Twenty20 International match against Pakistan at St.Lucia. He put in a match-winning performance of 4/17 in 4 overs taking the Man of the Match award as West Indies won by 7 runs.
References
- ^ a b Profile espncricinfo Retrieved 20 March 2011
- ^ a b http://www.cricketworld.com/bishoo-named-as-world-cup-replacement-for-bravo/27026.htm
- ^ Veera, Sriram (19 June 2011), Kohli and Bishoo pursue greatness, ESPNcricinfo, http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2011/content/current/story/519605.html, retrieved 2011-06-20
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References
- ^ a b Profile espncricinfo Retrieved 20 March 2011
- ^ a b http://www.cricketworld.com/bishoo-named-as-world-cup-replacement-for-bravo/27026.htm
- ^ Veera, Sriram (19 June 2011), Kohli and Bishoo pursue greatness, ESPNcricinfo, http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2011/content/current/story/519605.html, retrieved 2011-06-20
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- 1985 births
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- West Indies Test cricketers
- Guyanese sportspeople stubs
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