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Soumya Sarkar

Soumya Sarkar (1) (cropped)
Soumya Sarkar (1) (cropped) Image: Wikimedia Commons. Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Soumya Sarkar (Bengali: সৌম্য সরকার; born 25 February 1993) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. A left-handed batter and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he is primarily deployed as an opening batter across formats.

Key Facts

Full name Soumya Sarkar
Born 25 February 1993
Nationality Bangladeshi
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
Role Opening batter
Domestic teams Rangpur Riders, Khulna Division, Prime Bank Cricket Club

Background

Sarkar represents Bangladesh in international cricket and has built his career largely as a top-order batter. His batting style is noted for its fluency, and he is credited with inventing the stylish "Periscope" shot, an unorthodox stroke played over the wicketkeeper.

Domestic career

Sarkar plays for the Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the franchise-based Twenty20 competition in Bangladesh. In the longer format, he turns out for Khulna Division in the National Cricket League, the country's first-class tournament. He also represents Prime Bank Cricket Club in the Dhaka Premier Division, the leading List A competition in Bangladesh.

Notable achievements

  • Holds the distinction of being the only batter to hit two sixes in the first over of a match in a T20 World Cup.
  • Recorded the second-highest individual score by a Bangladeshi batter in an ODI innings.
  • Credited as the originator of the "Periscope" shot.

Significance

Sarkar is regarded as one of the prominent left-handed top-order batters produced by Bangladesh in the post-2014 era, contributing to the national side across Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. His versatility as a part-time medium-fast bowler also makes him a utility player in the limited-overs formats.

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