Devendra Bishoo

Devendra Bishoo

Personal information
Full name	Devendra Bishoo
Born	6 November 1985 (1985-11-06) (age 26) New Amsterdam, Guyana
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right arm leg break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 289)	12 May 2011 v Pakistan
Last Test	6 July 2011 v India
ODI debut (cap 157)	17 March 2011 v England
Last ODI	11 June 2011 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–present	Guyana
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	5	11	26	21
Runs scored	87	10	385	39
Batting average	12.42	2.00	10.40	4.87
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0
Top score	26	6*	39	10*
Balls bowled	1438	588	6,212	1,068
Wickets	21	19	107	44
Bowling average	35.42	21.57	28.90	16.50
5 wickets in innings	0	0	5	1
10 wickets in match	0	0	1	0
Best bowling	4/65	3/34	6/64	6/36
Catches/stumpings	6/–	1/–	19/–	4/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 18 July 2011

Devendra Bishoo (born November 6, 1985, New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana)^[1] is a Guyanese and West Indian cricketer of East Indian origin. He is a leg-spinner who made his international debut playing for the West Indies cricket team in the Cricket World Cup 2011.^[2]

Domestic

Earlier he had played 20 first-class matches and was the player of the tournament in the 2010 Caribbean Twenty20 tournament.

International

Bishoo was a replacement for the injured Dwayne Bravo^[2] at the World Cup in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka from 19 February to 2 April 2011. He made his international debut against England at Chennai on 17 March, taking 3/34 in his 10 overs.^[1] Bishoo adapted his bowling to the slow pitches of the Indian subcontinent, reducing the pace of his stock delivery and introducing variations of speed.^[3]

Bishoo played his first Twenty20 International match against Pakistan at St.Lucia. He put in a match-winning performance of 4/17 in 4 overs taking the Man of the Match award as West Indies won by 7 runs.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Profile espncricinfo Retrieved 20 March 2011
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.cricketworld.com/bishoo-named-as-world-cup-replacement-for-bravo/27026.htm
3. ^ Veera, Sriram (19 June 2011), Kohli and Bishoo pursue greatness, ESPNcricinfo, http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2011/content/current/story/519605.html, retrieved 2011-06-20 

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Profile espncricinfo Retrieved 20 March 2011
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.cricketworld.com/bishoo-named-as-world-cup-replacement-for-bravo/27026.htm
3. ^ Veera, Sriram (19 June 2011), Kohli and Bishoo pursue greatness, ESPNcricinfo, http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2011/content/current/story/519605.html, retrieved 2011-06-20 

Persondata
Name	Bishoo, Devendra
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Date of birth	6 November 1985
Place of birth	New Amsterdam, Guyana
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