Taskin Ahmed

Taskin Ahmed
Taskin in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Taskin Ahmed Tazim
Born (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NicknameTazim Jamil Chowdhury and Dhaka Express
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 83)12 January 2017 v New Zealand
Last Test14 June 2023 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 112)17 June 2014 v India
Last ODI31 October 2023 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.3
T20I debut (cap 43)1 April 2014 v Australia
Last T20I25 June 2024 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.3
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–presentDhaka Metropolis
2012–2013Chittagong Kings
2015–2017Chittagong Vikings
2018Kandahar Knights
2019Sylhet Sixers
2019/20Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 13 73 67
Runs scored 221 217 176
Batting average 11.63 8.09 9.77
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 75 14 15*
Balls bowled 2,461 3,422 1392
Wickets 30 103 72
Bowling average 51.50 29.98 23.94
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/82 5/28 4/16
Catches/stumpings 1/– 9/– 4/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Bangladesh
Asia Cup
Runner-up 2016 Bangladesh
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 July 2024

Taskin Ahmed Tazim (Bengali: তাসকিন আহমেদ তাজিম; born 3 April 1995) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler and a left-handed batsman. He represents Dhaka Metropolis in first-class and List A cricket and the Rangpur Rangers franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League. Taskin Ahmed is the first Bangladeshi cricketer to take 5 wickets on ODI debut.

  1. ^ Panwar, Daksh (17 June 2015). "Taskin Ahmed: A tall, fast and handful poster-boy". The Indian Express. But the hyperbole — and it's not a hyperbole by much; he is 6'2″ — is understandable.