Full name Ashish Bagai
Born January 26, 1982, Delhi, India
Current age 26 years 180 days
Major teams Canada
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
33
33
4
922
137*
31.79
1463
63.02
2
6
80
5
35
6
First-class
9
17
0
514
76
30.23
996
51.60
0
4
23
3
List A
55
54
7
1251
137*
26.61
2
7
53
15
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
33
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
9
27
28
0
-
-
-
6.22
-
0
0
0
List A
55
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
ODI debut
Bangladesh v Canada at Durban, Feb 11, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI
Canada v Bermuda at King City (NW), Jul 1, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
2004
Last First-class
Canada v Netherlands at King City (SE), Jun 28-Jul 1, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
1999/00
Last List A
Canada v Bermuda at King City (NW), Jul 1, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Ashish Bagai is a small, tidy wicketkeeper with good glovework and nimble on his feet. But it is as a batsman that he has really developed, and his calmness at the crease and ability to penetrate gaps in the field has made him a most effective player in all forms of the game. After coming through youth teams - he played for Canada's Under-19s when only 15 and went on to captain them - he made his debut for the full side in 1999-2000 when still only 17 and in 2001 was a key member of the side which finished third in the I CC Trophy, thus gaining a place at the 2003 World Cup. That tournament was a personal disappointment for Bagai with the bat, if not the gloves, but he developed well with solid rather than spectacular contributions with the bat. All that changed in the World Cricket League in Nairobi in early 2007 when scored 137 not out - his first hundred in senior cricket - against Scotland and added a second ton against Ireland four days later. His 345 runs at 86.25 meant he ended the tournament as the leading run scorer and was named Player of the Tournament. He was then named captain for Canada's Intercontinental Cup Final against Ireland in May. Consistent performances led him to be shortlisted for the inaugural ICC Associate ODI Player of the Year in 2007. But his career hit a wall with a decision to take a job in the UK later in 2007, making him unavailable.
Martin Williamson June 2008
