Tatenda Taibu

Tatenda Taibu
Personal information
Full name
Tatenda Taibu
Born (1983-05-14) 14 May 1983 (age 41)
Harare, Zimbabwe
NicknameTibbly
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsKudzai Taibu (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 52)19 July 2001 v West Indies
Last Test26 January 2012 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 64)23 June 2001 v West Indies
Last ODI9 February 2012 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.44
T20I debut (cap 14)12 September 2007 v Australia
Last T20I14 February 2012 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000/01–2004/05Mashonaland
2006/07Namibia
2007/08–2008/09Northerns
2008Kolkata Knight Riders
2009/10Mountaineers
2010/11–2011/12Southern Rocks
2018/19Badureliya Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 28 150 119 231
Runs scored 1,546 3,393 7,015 5,426
Batting average 30.31 29.25 37.71 30.82
100s/50s 1/12 2/22 12/50 5/35
Top score 153 107* 175* 121*
Balls bowled 48 84 972 569
Wickets 1 2 25 14
Bowling average 27.00 30.50 18.20 30.71
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/27 2/42 8/43 4/25
Catches/stumpings 57/5 114/33 311/31 196/55
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 September 2017

Tatenda Taibu (born 14 May 1983) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He is a wicket-keeper-batsman. From 6 May 2004 to 5 September 2019, he held the record for being the youngest test captain in history when he captained his team against Sri Lanka until Rashid Khan of Afghanistan claimed the record.[1][2] Taibu is currently serving as Head Coach for Cricket PNG and its national Men’s team, known as the PNG Barramundis.

In July 2012 Taibu, aged only 29, decided to retire from cricket to focus on his work in church.[3][4] In December 2018, it was reported that he was making a return to cricket.[5] Later the same month, he played first-class cricket for Badureliya Sports Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka.[6]

  1. ^ Records: Youngest Test Captain ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 15 January 2020
  2. ^ "ക്യാപ്റ്റന്‍മാരില്‍ ഇളയവന്‍; 15 വര്‍ഷത്തെ റെക്കോഡ് തകര്‍ത്ത് റാഷിദ് ഖാന്‍". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Tatenda Taibu retires at 29 from cricket to serve God". 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Taibu retires, will pursue religion". Wisden India. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Tatenda Taibu plans comeback to professional cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Tatenda Taibu to play for Badureliya in Premier League". Daily News. Retrieved 13 January 2019.