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Imrul Kayes
Imrul Kayes in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Imrul Kayes
Born(1987-02-02)2 February 1987(age 37)
Meherpur,Khulna,Bangladesh
NicknameSagar
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleOpening Batsman,occasionalWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap53)19 November 2008 vSouth Africa
Last Test22 November 2019 vIndia
ODI debut (cap93)14 October 2008 vNew Zealand
Last ODI11 December 2018 vWest Indies
ODI shirt no.45
T20I debut (cap26)1 May 2010 vPakistan
Last T20I29 October 2017 vSouth Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–presentKhulna Division
2012Sylhet Royals
2013Rangpur Riders
2015–2019 & 2021-2024Comilla Victorians
2019/20Chattogram Challengers
2025 (Yet to play)Khulna Tigers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 39 78 134 212
Runs scored 1797 2434 7717 6952
Batting average 24.28 32.02 33.4 34.41
100s/50s 3/4 4/16 20/25 12/44
Top score 150 144 204 144
Ballsbowled 24 0 329 77
Wickets 0 0 5 2
Bowling average 0 0 46.80 44.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 0 0 1/0 2/18
Catches/stumpings 35/0 21/0 124/0 81/2
Medal record
Men'sCricket
RepresentingBangladesh
Asia Cup
Runner-up 2012 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2016 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2018 UAE
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Source:ESPNcricinfo,7 January 2024

Imrul Kayes(Bengali:ইমরুল কায়েস;born 2 February 1987) is a Bangladeshi internationalcricketerand former captain ofComilla Victorianswho played forKhulna Divisionas a left-hand batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. He is now a player ofKhulna TigersforBPL 2025.He is called the most neglected cricketer of Bangladesh due to repeated omission from the national team for unknown reasons.[1][2][3][4]

International career

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Kayes made hisfirst-classdebut in 2006, playing 15 first-class matches and 16 One Day matches before being called up for the third One Day International betweenBangladeshandNew ZealandinChittagong.Batting at number three, he made just 12 runs as Bangladesh lost by 79 runs.[5]

He made hisTestdebut in November 2008, playing the first match of aseries in South Africa.[6]He opened the batting on debut, but made just 10 and 4 in his two innings, being dismissed twice on the second afternoon of the match.

He found form in 2010, scoring 867 runs and becoming the 5th highest runs scorer of the year in ODIs[7]at an average of 32.11. He scored his maiden ODI century[8]against New Zealand. When theBangladesh Cricket Board(BCB) announced its list of central contracts in November 2010, Imrul Kayes was given a grade B contract.[9]

In 2017, in the second test against New Zealand after Mushfiqur Rahim got head injury in the first test, Imrul Kayes served as asubstitute wicket-keeperand he had 5 dismissals in an innings, which is also the most for any substitute wicketkeeper in an innings of a test and was also the first substitute wicket-keeper to take 5 test catches.[10][11]

On October 21, 2018, Imrul Kayes scored a career best 144(140) against Zimbabwe in the first ODI, tying it with second most by a Bangladeshi batsman in an ODI along withMushfiqur Rahim.After the concluding third ODI, Imrul Kayes had scored 349 runs in the series with scores of 144, 90, and 115, respectively, which would help Bangladesh whitewash Zimbabwe in the series. He accomplished the feat of making the second most runs in a bilateral three match ODI series, just 11 runs shy from current record holderBabar Azam.

In May 2021, he was named in Bangladesh'sODIpreliminary squad for their home seriesagainst Sri Lanka,since he last played an ODI against theWindiesin 2018.[12][13]

2011 World Cup

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Bangladesh failed to progress beyond the group stage of the2011 World Cup;Imrul Kayes was Bangladesh's leading run-scorer in the tournament with 188 runs at an average of 37.60.[14]During the tournament, he produced two Man-of-the-Match performances, striking fifties against England and the Netherlands to help Bangladesh to victory on each occasion, though he felt bowlerShafiul Islamdeserved the first award instead. WithManjural Islam Ranahe became just the second Bangladesh player to win consecutive Man-of-the-Match awards in ODIs.[15]

Domestic career

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The BCB founded the six-teamBangladesh Premier Leaguein 2012, a twenty20 tournament to be held in February that year.[16]An auction was held for teams to buy players,[17]and Imrul Kayes was bought by theSylhet Royalsfor $50,000.[18]He scored 102 runs from 7 innings in the competition.[19]In April the BCB upgraded Imrul Kayes' central contract from grade B to grade A.[20]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for theComilla Victoriansteam, following the draft for the2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[21]In November 2019, he was selected to play for theChattogram Challengersin the2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[22]

Retirement

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Test & First class cricket

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Imrul Kayes has announced his retirement fromtestandfirst class.[23]He will play his last red ball match forKhulna Divisionon 16 November.

Notes

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  1. ^"I have nothing left to prove: Imrul Kayes".BDCrictime.6 March 2020.Retrieved13 November2023.
  2. ^"আর কত অবহেলিত হবেন ইমরুল কায়েস?".বিডিক্রিকটাইম(in Bengali). 24 September 2018.Retrieved13 November2023.
  3. ^"অবহেলিত ক্রিকেটার ইমরুল কায়েসের অজানা কিছু তথ্য".Amar Sangbad(in Bengali). 2 December 2019.Retrieved13 November2023.
  4. ^"ইমরুল কায়েস: সমর্থকদের বিদ্রুপ আর জাতীয় দলে 'অবহেলা' কীভাবে সামাল দেন?".BBC Bangla(in Bengali).Retrieved13 November2023.
  5. ^Bangladesh v New Zealand in 2008/9Archived17 October 2008 at theWayback Machine,Cricket World, 14 October 2008
  6. ^"ESPNcricinfo – South Africa must show aggressive intent".ESPNcricinfo.Archivedfrom the original on 11 July 2012.Retrieved19 November2008.
  7. ^"5th highest runs scorer of the year in ODIs".Archivedfrom the original on 15 November 2020.Retrieved18 February2011.
  8. ^"maiden ODI century".Archivedfrom the original on 15 November 2020.Retrieved18 February2011.
  9. ^Ashraful handed top-level central contract,ESPNcricinfo, 1 November 2010,archivedfrom the original on 15 November 2020,retrieved1 April2012
  10. ^"Substitute wicketkeeper Imrul Kayes sets world record".Bdnews24.Retrieved7 May2021.
  11. ^"Substitute Bangladesh wicket-keeper Imrul Kayes sets new world record".Sportskeeda.15 January 2017.Retrieved7 May2021.
  12. ^"Bangladesh announces preliminary squad for Sri Lanka series".United News of Bangladesh.Retrieved7 May2021.
  13. ^"Imrul Kayes picked in Bangladesh's preliminary squad for Sri Lanka ODIs".Cricbuzz.Retrieved8 May2021.
  14. ^"ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 / Records / Most runs".ESPNcricinfo. Archived fromthe originalon 2 September 2011.Retrieved10 October2011.
  15. ^Monga, Sidharth (14 March 2011)."Shakib hails Shafiul as key".ESPNcricinfo.Archivedfrom the original on 15 November 2020.Retrieved10 October2011.
  16. ^Engineer, Tariq (28 December 2011),Bangladesh Premier League to begin on February 9,ESPNcricinfo,archivedfrom the original on 1 October 2018,retrieved20 January2012
  17. ^Isam, Mohammad (19 January 2012),Afridi and Gayle fetch highest BPL prices,ESPNcricinfo,archivedfrom the original on 15 November 2020,retrieved20 January2012
  18. ^Bangladesh Premier League: players standing after auction(PDF),ESPNcricinfo,retrieved20 January2012
  19. ^Bangladesh Premier League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs,ESPNcricinfo,archivedfrom the original on 13 February 2012,retrieved21 March2012
  20. ^Ashraful chopped from central contracts list,ESPNcricinfo, 1 April 2012,archivedfrom the original on 15 November 2020,retrieved2 April2012
  21. ^"Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19".Bangladesh Cricket Board.Archivedfrom the original on 28 March 2019.Retrieved29 October2018.
  22. ^"BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka".ESPNcricinfo.Archivedfrom the original on 19 November 2019.Retrieved18 November2019.
  23. ^"Imrul Kayes announces red-ball retirement".ESPNcricinfo.13 November 2024.
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