11 Facts About Devendra Bishoo

Devendra Bishoo was born on 6 November 1985 and is a Guyanese former cricketer, who plays all formats of the game for West Indies.

Devendra Bishoo is a leg-spinner who made his international debut for the West Indies in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Devendra Bishoo cut his teeth at the first-class level and courted immediate success, snaring four five-wicket hauls, and ten in one match, in his first couple of seasons.

Devendra Bishoo's attacking style of bowling had a major impact in the 2010 Caribbean T20 where he finished with ten wickets in four games at the mean average of 8.20, conceding just 5.12 runs an over.

Devendra Bishoo was named in West Indies A team for unofficial test tour to India in September 2013.

Devendra Bishoo was a replacement for the injured Dwayne Bravo at the World Cup in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka from 19 February to 2 April 2011.

Devendra Bishoo adapted his bowling to the slow pitches of the Indian subcontinent, reducing the pace of his stock delivery and introducing variations of speed.

Devendra Bishoo played his first Twenty20 International match against Pakistan at StLucia.

On 16 October 2016, Devendra Bishoo took 8 wickets in a match against Pakistan.

Devendra Bishoo took 10 wickets for 174 in that match, and it was his first 10 wicket haul in Tests.

Devendra Bishoo set the record for becoming the first ever bowler to take 10 wicket haul in a day night test match and was the only spinner as well as a legspinner to achieve this milestone.