Rony Talukdar
Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1990)
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Rony Talukdar (Bengali: রনি তালুকদার; born 10 October 1990)[nb 1] is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right-handed batter. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in July 2015 against South Africa. He plays first-class cricket for Dhaka Division in Bangladesh. He was part of Bangladesh's squad for the Under-19 World Cup in 2008.
Narayanganj, Bangladesh
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| Born | 10 October 1990 Narayanganj, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6[1] in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Jony Talukdar (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only ODI (cap 141) | 14 May 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 47) | 7 July 2015 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 31 December 2023 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2009/10 | Barisal Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009/10–present | Dhaka Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16 | Barisal Bulls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–2017/18 | Rajshahi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | Dhaka Dynamites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20 | Sylhet Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 | Khulna Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23–2023/24 | Rangpur Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25 | Sylhet Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Personal life
Talukdar is from a Hindu family of the Narayanganj district of Bangladesh. He studied at Southeast University.
Domestic career
In the first three matches of the 2014-15 first-class season, opening the batting for Dhaka Division, Talukdar scored 227, 163 and 201 in three innings victories, sharing opening stands of 197, 314 and 301 with Abdul Mazid.[2][3][4]
In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Dhaka Dynamites team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[5] He was the leading run-scorer for Dhaka Division in the 2018–19 National Cricket League, with 426 runs in four matches.[6] He was the also the leading run-scorer for East Zone in the tournament, with 460 runs in six matches.[7] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Sylhet Thunder in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[8]
In November 2022, he was named in the Rangpur Riders' squad, following the draft for the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League.[9] In the second match of the tournament, on 6 January 2023, he smashed 67 runs off just 31 balls, helping Rangpur Riders to start their season with a convincing 34-run victory over the Comilla Victorians.[10] He reached his fifty off just 19 balls, which is the fastest half-century by a Bangladeshi batter in the history of Bangladesh Premier League.[11]
International career
Talukdar made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against South Africa on 7 July 2015.[12]
In March 2023, Talukdar returned to Bangladesh's T20I squad after 8 years as he was selected to play in the series against England.[13] In the same month, he was also named in Bangladesh's ODI and T20I squad for their series against Ireland.[14] On 27 March 2023, in the 1st T20I, Rony scored his maiden half-century in international cricket in just 24 balls, recording the third fastest fifty by Bangladeshi batter in T20Is.[15] His score of 67 runs off 38 balls helped Bangladesh post 207/5, their third highest total in T20Is.[16]
He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Ireland on 14 May 2023.[17]
Notes
- Listed as 10 October 1990 in ESPNcricinfo and 29 May 1989 in CricketArchive