Having been born on April 3, 1995, Taskin Ahmed Tazim is a cricketer who hails from Bangladesh. A left-handed batter and right-arm fast bowler, he is a right-arm fast bowler. As well as playing for the Rangpur Rangers franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League, he is a member of the Dhaka Metropolis team that competes in first-class and List-A cricket. In his maiden one-day international, Taskin Ahmed became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to capture five wickets.
On the 10th of January in 2007, Taskin began playing cricket in the Abahani playground. The Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team chose him to play for them after he had previously competed at the under-15 and under-17 levels. In October 2011, he made his debut for Dhaka Metropolis in the first-class competition against Barisal Division. Taskin was the player who took the most wickets for Bangladesh at the 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup. He scored 11 wickets throughout the tournament.
His bowling performance of 4/31 against Duronto Rajshahi in the semi-final of the Bangladesh Premier League 2 earned him the title of man of the match. This was his second Twenty20 encounter for the Chittagong Kings. The moment that marked the most significant turning point in his career was when he collected eight wickets in only four matches. In the third season of the Bangladesh Premier League, Taskin was a member of the Chittagong Vikings. He rose to the fourth spot on Google’s list of most searched people in Bangladesh in the year 2015.After participating in the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League, Taskin was selected to be a member of the Sylhet Sixers club in October of 2018.
With twenty-two wickets claimed over twelve matches, he was the team’s highest wicket-taker during the competition. The Rangpur Rangers, who will compete in the Bangladesh Premier League for the 2019–20 season, appointed him to their roster in November of 2019. His selection to play for the Colombo Stars in the 2021 Lanka Premier League came about as a result of the players’ draft that took place in November of that year. An unexpected opportunity to join the national squad presented itself to him if Mashrafe sustained an injury.
Taskin Ahmed Biography
| Name | Taskin Ahmed |
| Full Name | Taskin Ahmed Tazim |
| Date of Birth | 3 April 1995 |
| Place of Birth | Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Father’s Name | Abdur Rashid |
| Mother’s Name | Sabina Yasmin |
| Siblings | Jannatul Alam Roza |
| Spouse | Syeda Rabeya Naima |
| Marriage Date | 31 October 2017 |
| Children | Tashfeen Ahmed Rihan |
| Role | Bowling |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right Arm Fast Seam |
| ODI Debut | June 17, 2014 vs. India |
| Test Debut | January 12, 2017 vs. New Zealand |
| T20 Debut | April 01, 2014 vs. Australia |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Green |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
On April 1, 2014, he made his debut in Twenty20 Internationals and claimed the wicket of Glenn Maxwell in his first T20I match. The remarkable performance that Taskin had in Bangladesh’s domestic cricket during the 2014 season led to his selection for the Bangladeshi team that will compete in the Cricket World Cup in 2015. He grabbed one wicket against Afghanistan, three wickets against Scotland, and two wickets against England during the group stage of the World Cup. These wickets played a very vital part in Bangladesh’s qualification for the quarterfinal match against India, which took place in Melbourne, the same city that hosted the World Cup quarterfinal.
Another impressive performance by Taskin, who took three wickets. He holds the record for most wickets taken by a Bangladeshi player during the World Cup. cricketcountry.com has said that the “chest-bump” celebration that took place between Taskin and Mashrafe after Mashrafe got a wicket is one of the most memorable events that occurred throughout the World Cup. The Bangladeshi team that competed in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 had Taskin as a member of the roster.
After that, however, he was subsequently banned from bowling in international cricket because of an unlawful action that he committed when he was competing in the competition. In June of 2021, he was selected to be a member of the Bangladeshi team that included players from all forms for their trip to Zimbabwe. The lone test match he played was against Zimbabwe, and he made 75 runs and recorded his first half-century in the sport of test cricket. Together with Mahmudullah, he maintained a partnership that saw them score 191 runs. This partnership was the second-best ninth-wicket partnership in the history of Test cricket.
By a Bangladeshi batsman playing away from home, Taskin’s 75 runs was also the greatest individual score at number 10 in the history of the game. The announcement that he will be a part of Bangladesh’s team for the 2021 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup came in September 2021. By collecting eight wickets in five matches at the Twenty20 World Cup in 2022, he established himself as the highest wicket-taker from Bangladesh. During the first Twenty20 match that took place in March 2023, Taskin slowed down the pace of the visitors from Ireland by capturing three wickets in the fourth over. He then went on to take another wicket in the last over, bringing his total to 4-16.
Batting & Fielding Stats
Batting Statistics
| Tournament | Mat | Inn | No | R | BF | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | S/R | Avg | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Premier League | 81 | 30 | 6 | 162 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 101.25 | 6.75 | 27 |
| ICC Men’s T20 World Cup | 16 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 68.75 | 8.25 | 12 |
| Asia Cup | 11 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 96.55 | 7.00 | 15 |
| ICC Champions Trophy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 | 0 | 10 |
| Bangladesh Cricket League | 6 | 9 | 3 | 65 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 61.32 | 10.83 | 34 |
| ICC Cricket World Cup | 14 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 51.55 | 8.33 | 17 |
Bowling
| Tournament | Mat | Inn | Ov | B | R | W | E/R | Dots | Mdns | Avg | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Premier League | 81 | 78 | 272.3 | 1639 | 2260 | 106 | 8.27 | 401 | 1 | 21.32 | 15.46 |
| ICC Men’s T20 World Cup | 16 | 15 | 43.5 | 263 | 358 | 18 | 8.17 | 182 | 2 | 19.89 | 14.61 |
| Asia Cup | 11 | 11 | 56.3 | 339 | 310 | 14 | 5.49 | 193 | 3 | 22.14 | 24.21 |
| ICC Champions Trophy | 2 | 2 | 15 | 90 | 92 | 2 | 6.13 | 44 | 0 | 46.00 | 45.00 |
| Bangladesh Cricket League | 6 | 12 | 177.1 | 1067 | 717 | 22 | 4.03 | 173 | 23 | 32.59 | 48.50 |
| ICC Cricket World Cup | 14 | 13 | 62 | 372 | 630 | 14 | 10.16 | 335 | 4 | 45.00 | 26.57 |
During Bangladesh’s Twenty20 International series against Ireland, he achieved his career-highest statistics in Twenty20 Internationals. His selection for Bangladesh’s team to compete in the 2023 Cricket World Cup took place in September of that year. The announcement that he will be a part of Bangladesh’s team for the 2024 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup came in May of that year. As of right now, Taskin holds the record for being the quickest bowler in the history of Bangladesh cricket. Mashrafe Mortaza, the previous fastest, had recorded 148 kilometers per hour during a test match against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2001. Taskin accomplished 149.3 kilometers per hour in a match during the 2021 Twenty20 World Cup.
Around 140 kilometers per hour (87 miles per hour) is the average speed at which Taskin can bowl. The businessmen Abdur Rashid and Sabina Yasmin are Taskin’s parents. Taskin is their son. Taskin received his secondary school diploma from King Khaled Institute and his high school diploma from Stamford College. Next, he attended American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) for his academic pursuits. Bangladesh hopes that their fast bowler Taskin Ahmed will be able to play in the first match of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, which will take place on June 8 (IST), against Sri Lanka. It is expected that a conclusive determination about the availability of the right-arm pacer will be made after his bowling session on Wednesday.
