Liton Das is a Bangladeshi right-handed batsman-wicketkeeper-opener. He has played for Bangladesh in all formats of the game and has scored impressive runs for them in many matches. He is known for his explosive batting.
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Wiki/Biography
Liton Kumar Das was born on Wednesday, 16 February 1994 (age 28 years; as of 2022) in Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Their zodiac sign is Aquarius. He studied at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Pratisthan (BKSP). Later, he studied at the American International University, Bangladesh. He used to play with tennis ball in his hometown. His elder brother played cricket under coach Abu Samad Mittu and he used to watch the players play matches. He gradually developed interest in cricket and started training under Abu.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (Approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest 40″, Waist 34″, Biceps 14″
Family
He belongs to a Bengali Hindu family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Bachchu Das and mother’s name is Anita Das. He has a brother named Bappi Das, who is an amateur cricketer.
Liton Das with his parents at a young age
Liton Das (right) with his brother Bappi Das
wife and children
He married Devashree Biswas Sonchita on 27 July 2019. He studied Master of Science in Agriculture (MSc) in Plant Pathology at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. The couple has no children.
Liton Das with his wife Devashree Biswas Sonchita
Religion
He follows Hinduism and is an ardent follower of Lord Krishna.
Liton Das photographed celebrating Rath Yatra festival at his home
livelihood
domestic
He started playing for Rajshahi Division in the under-13 team in 2006. He played for Rangpur Division in first-class cricket in 2011. In the 2012–2013 season, he scored one century and one half-century. In the 2014 Under-19 World Cup, he scored 239 runs in 4 matches. He also played for the under-15 and under-23 teams. In the 2016–2017 season, he scored 752 runs in 14 matches, the most by any player in that season.
Liton Das (second from right, bottom row) in the Under-13 team.
international
Examination
He played his first Test match on 10 June 2015 against India at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah, Bangladesh. He scored his first Test half-century in his second Test match when he scored 50 against South Africa. In 2017, he scored 70 runs in the test match against South Africa. In 2018, he scored 94 runs against Sri Lanka. In 2021, he scored his maiden Test century with a score of 114 runs in the match against Pakistan at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, Bangladesh. In January 2022, he scored 102 in a match against New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand. In May 2022, he scored 141 runs against Sri Lanka.
Liton Das after scoring his first test century
ODI
He played his first ODI match on 18 June 2015 against India at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He scored his maiden ODI century with a score of 121 in the 2018 Asia Cup Final against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 28 September 2018. He scored his first ODI half-century with a score of 83 runs in the match against Afghanistan at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh on 24 October 2018. On 1 March 2020, he scored 126 runs in a match against Zimbabwe at Sylhet Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh and on 6 March 2020, he scored 176 runs in a match against Zimbabwe at Sylhet Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh. On 16 July 2021, he scored 102 in a match against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe. On 25 February 2022, he scored 136 runs in the match against Afghanistan at the Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, Bangladesh. He won the Man of the Series award in the 2022 Bangladesh–Afghanistan series. He has won 5 Man of the Match awards. In the 2019 ICC World Cup, he was the third-highest run-scorer for Bangladesh with 184 runs at an average of 46 in 5 matches.
Liton Das with the Player of the Series award
t20
He played his first T20I match on 5 July 2015 against South Africa at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. On 10 March 2018, he scored 43 runs in 19 balls at a strike rate of 226.32 in the match against Sri Lanka. On 5 August 2018, he scored his maiden T20I half-century with a score of 61 off 32 balls at a strike rate of 190.63 in a match against West Indies at the Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida, US. On 20 December 2018, he scored 60 runs from 34 balls at a strike rate of 176.47 against West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. On 9 March 2020, he scored 59 runs off 39 balls at a strike rate of 151.28 against Zimbabwe at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. On 11 March 2020, he scored 60 runs off 45 balls at a strike rate of 133.33 against Zimbabwe at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. On 3 March 2022, he scored 60 runs off 44 balls at a strike rate of 136.36 against Afghanistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. On 31 July 2022, he scored 56 runs off 33 balls at a strike rate of 169.70 against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe. On 13 October 2022, he scored 69 runs off 42 balls at a strike rate of 164.29 against Pakistan at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand. On 2 November 2022, he scored 60 runs at a strike rate of 222.22 against India at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia. He has won 2 Man of the Match awards. In the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, he scored 133 runs in 8 matches. In the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup, he was the second-highest run-scorer for his team with 127 runs in 5 matches at a strike rate of 142.70.
vice-captain
On 2 June 2022, he was announced as the vice-captain of the Bangladesh Test team.
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and other leagues career
He played for Sylhet Sixers in the 2018–2019 Bangladesh Premier League and Rajshahi Royals in the 2019–2020 Bangladesh Premier League. In the 2019 Caribbean Premier League, he played for the Jamaica Tallawahs. He played for Karachi Kings in the rescheduled matches of 2021 Pakistan Super League. He was signed by Comilla Victorians for the 9th BPL season.
Jersey number
His jersey number is 16.
Injury
In November 2019, he suffered an injury in a Test match against India held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India. A bouncer thrown by India’s Mohammed Shami hit him on the head. He batted for a few minutes and left the field after complaining of discomfort. He suffered a hamstring injury in the series against Zimbabwe in August 2022. After an MRI scan it was revealed that it was a grade two muscle strain. He recovered in 3-4 weeks.
controversies
Death threat for posting photo of Hindu goddess Goddess Durga
In September 2022, Liton Das posted a picture of Hindu goddess Durga on social media and wished his fans on the occasion of Mahalaya. He received death threats from many people in the comment section of his post.
Exchange of words with Sri Lankan player Lahiru Kumara
During the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, in a match against Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara dismissed Liton and advanced towards him while abusing him. Liton reacted by abusing him. He was later separated by his teammates and umpires. Litton was fined 15% of his match fee and 1 demerit point for breaching Article 2.20 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with “conduct contrary to the spirit of the game”.
Favorite
- Wicketkeepers: Brendon McCullum and Mark Boucher
- Ground: Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Facts/General Knowledge
- On 23 May 2022, he made a partnership of 272 runs with Mushfiqur Rahim for the sixth wicket in a Test match against Sri Lanka, which is the highest partnership for the sixth wicket in Tests for Bangladesh.
- On 6 March 2020, he made the highest individual score for Bangladesh in ODIs when he scored 176 against Zimbabwe. In the same match, he made a partnership of 292 runs for the first wicket with Tamim Iqbal, the highest opening partnership for Bangladesh in ODIs.
- On 5 February 2022, he made a 202-run partnership with Mushfiqur Rahim for the third wicket in an ODI against Afghanistan, which is the highest third wicket partnership for Bangladesh in ODIs.
- On 17 June 2019, he made an unbeaten 189-run partnership with Shakib Al Hasan for the fourth wicket in the match against West Indies, which is the highest fourth wicket partnership for Bangladesh in ODIs.
- He was awarded the Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award in the sports personality category in 2022.
Liton’s wife Devshree Biswas Sonchita accepting the Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award on his behalf
- He scored the most runs by any Bangladeshi player in a calendar year (2022) across all formats combined.
- He donated half of his monthly salary to the Bangladesh government during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- He is an animal lover.
Liton Das playing with a dog
Liton Das is feeding the parrots
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn