1. Taskin Ahmed is a right-arm fast bowler and a left-handed batsman.
18 Facts About Taskin Ahmed
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Taskin Ahmed represents Dhaka Metropolis in first-class and List A cricket and the Rangpur Rangers franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League.
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Taskin Ahmed is the first Bangladeshi cricketer to take 5 wickets on ODI debut.
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Taskin Ahmed made his first-class debut for Dhaka Metropolis in October 2011 against Barisal Division.
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Taskin Ahmed took 8 wickets in 4 matches, which was the most important turning point of his career.
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Taskin Ahmed became the 4th most searched person of 2015 in Google from Bangladesh.
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Taskin Ahmed was the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with twenty-two dismissals in twelve matches.
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Taskin Ahmed is the second bowler to reach 100th BPL wickets, after Shakib Al Hasan.
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Taskin Ahmed made his T20I debut on 1 April 2014 and took the wicket of Glenn Maxwell in T20I debut.
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Taskin Ahmed was selected in Bangladesh's squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup for his outstanding performance in domestic cricket in the 2014 season.
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Taskin Ahmed was the highest wicket-taker from Bangladesh in the world cup.
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Taskin Ahmed had an important role in whitewashing Pakistan in April 2015 and winning against India in June 2015.
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In 2016, Taskin Ahmed was selected in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.
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Taskin Ahmed made his Test debut for Bangladesh against New Zealand on 12 January 2017 and picked up his maiden test wicket dismissing Kane Williamson.
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Taskin Ahmed sustained a partnership of 191 runs along with Mahmudullah, which was the second highest ninth wicket partnership in Test cricket.
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Taskin Ahmed is the son of businessman Abdur Rashid and Sabina Yasmin.
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Taskin Ahmed completed SSC from King Khaled Institute and HSC from Stamford College.
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In November 2017, Taskin Ahmed married his childhood friend Sayeda Rabeya Nayeem.