4. Full name Taskin Ahmed
Born April 3, 1995, Dhaka
Current age 19 years 313
days
Major teams Bangladesh,
Bangladesh A ,
Bangladesh Cricket Board
XI, Bangladesh Under-
19s,Chittagong
Kings, Dhaka Metropolis.
Nickname Tazin
Batting style Left-hand
bat
Bowling style Right-arm
fast-medium
5. Taskin is a tall
fast bowler, with
a body structure
slightly akin to
Mashrafe
Mortaza . He
bowls with a
high-arm action,
after coming in
from a smooth
run-up.
6. He is a product
of Dhaka's
cricket academy
scene, having
learned his craft
at the Abahani
ground nets,
living nearby in
Mohammadpur.
7. Even before he was
anywhere near making
his international debut,
Taskin Ahmed became
an internet sensation.
A video of his spell
against England
Under-19s in 2012
found its way to
Youtube, and the sight
of a Bangladeshi fast
bowler ripping it past
batsman and hitting
the wicketkeeper's
gloves quite hard and
high made people
curious.
10. In his
second Twenty20
match for the
Chittagong Kings
he was named
man of the match
for his bowling
figures of 4/31
against Duronto
Rajshahi.
11. Even though Mashrafe
Mortaza and Shahadat
Hossain have been cited as
the quickest ever
Bangladeshi pacers, the 2
rarely bowl over speeds of
135 km/h. Taskin Ahmed
has clocked in at 140
km/h and remained close
to that speed in both first-
class cricket and in his
first T20I against Australia
in the ICC WT20
tournament
12. He suffered a knee
injury soon after
which kept him
sidelined for nearly a
year. He went
through
rehabilitation work
during the time, and
as he slowly
recovered, Taskin
bowled in the
Bangladesh nets
regularly.
13. The coaching
staff was
impressed by
his ability, and
kept him in the
radar for a very
long time, until
they found the
right time to
blood him.
14. In 2012, in the
fourth 50-over
match against the
touring England
Under-19 side at
Sylhet, Taskin
plucked four wickets
by exhibiting
sublime swing and
accuracy to help his
team win the match
and take a crucial 3-
1 lead in the seven-
match series
15. During the
debut of Taskin
Ahmed in ICC
T20 World Cup
2014 against
Australia. His
team mate are
congratulating
him.
17. Taskin made his
T20 debut for
Bangladesh in the
World T20 against
Australia. He took
the wickets of
Glenn Maxwell .
He took 1 wicket
conceding 24
runs.
22. Seeing his
performance in his
debut T20 match
against Australia in
ICC T20 World Cup
2014, Legendary
spinner met with
Taskin Ahmed. Wasim
Akram gave him some
suggestions and
showed him some
tactics.
