alok kapali Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
alok kapali is a cricketer(sportsman) from Bangladesh. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Alok Kapali
Born
January 01, 1984, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Age
39 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Legbreak
Playing Role
Allrounder
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 17 | 69 | 7 | - |
Inn | 34 | 66 | 7 | - |
Runs | 584 | 1235 | 57 | - |
Avg | 17.7 | 19.6 | 11.4 | - |
SR | 48.63 | 67.97 | 67.06 | - |
HS | 85 | 115 | 19 | - |
NO | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
100s | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
50s | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
4s | 80 | 101 | 3 | - |
6s | 3 | 10 | 1 | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 17 | 69 | 7 | - |
Inn | 19 | 49 | 2 | - |
Balls | 1103 | 1452 | 30 | - |
Runs | 709 | 1255 | 35 | - |
Wkt | 6 | 24 | 2 | - |
BBI | 3 / 3 | 49 / 3 | 12 / 2 | - |
BBM | 33 / 3 | 49 / 3 | 12 / 2 | - |
Eco | 3.86 | 5.19 | 7.0 | - |
Avg | 118.17 | 52.29 | 17.5 | - |
5W | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Teams he has played for:
- Bangladesh
- Barisal Burners
- Dhaka Dominators
- Dhaka Warriors
- East Zone (Bangladesh)
- Rajshahi Royals
- Sylhet Division
- Sylhet Sunrisers
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Kapali did show the required technique and temperament making starts in both the innings in what was a disappointing batting effort by the team. Kapali scored his first fifty against West Indies at Dhaka in the same year and made his career best knock of 85 in the same series. He has been plagued by the same inconsistency that has followed all the batsmen in Bangladesh and has failed to pass 50 in a test since then.
The spark that showed in his bowling was evident very early on when Kapali became the 1st Bangladeshi bowler and the youngest bowler at 19y 240d to take a hat-trick. He achieved it against Pakistan with Shabbir Ahmed, Danish Kaneria and Umar Gul being the victims. Like his batting, his bowling too has been a let-down and he has managed just 1 more wicket since then.
Kapali has been in and out of the ODI squad and has held the record of making the fastest hundred by a Bangladeshi batsman when he reached his ton of 86 balls against India in the Asia Cup, 2008. It was later bettered by Shakib Al Hasan who scored a hundred off just 63 balls against Zimbabwe.
Alok Kapali joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL) in 2008 and was consequently banned for a period of 10 years. He announced that he has quit the ICL in June 2009 and made himself available for selection again.
He has been out of the national squad for quite sometime now. After coming back from ICL, he played some ODI cricket before being left out. His last ODI was against Pakistan in December 2011. He did not impress in the Bangladesh Premier League as well. Sylhet Royals named him as their icon player and he has disappointed them by scoring only 124 runs in 9 matches. Subsequently going out of reckoning from the National team.
By Pradeep Krishnamurthy
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Alok Kapali has a cult following in Bangladesh, but not so much for his Test hat-trick, though. There are people who would travel miles to see his wristwork which produces strokeplay steeped in élan. But for all his elegance as a batsman, he has underperformed mightily with an international batting average below 20 over the better part of a decade.
The promise of a luminous career began in 2002 when, in his first year at the highest level, Kapali carved an unbeaten 89 in an ODI against West Indies, followed by two more half-centuries in the Tests in the next two weeks. It had the Brian Lara-esque pulls, wristy flicks and the daring drives on the off-side.
An indifferent 2003 World Cup was hardly a warning sign, but his laziness in footwork should have been worked at. Instead, he struck 71 against South Africa and followed it up with two half-centuries and a Test hat-trick (the first by a Bangladeshi) against Pakistan. But in the next four years, Kapali only had a 55 against Kenya to show for as his career dwindled. Part of the problem was missing too many first-class matches for Sylhet, who also suffered due to his absence. Maybe Kapali isn't to blame for the scheduling of international matches, but a more practical approach could have helped his cricket.
He struck a century against India in an Asia Cup match in June 2008, but within months would take a hiatus from Bangladesh cricket by signing up with the rebel Indian Cricket League. There he scored the first century of the tournament, a 60-ball 100 in Hyderabad that won him a scooter. But the novelty wore off as the players from Dhaka Gladiators lost fans for choosing club over country. They were banned by the BCB before he quit the ICL and was available for selection.
His return happened in April 2011 but lost his place within eight months after failing against Pakistan at home.
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