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Full name Alok Kapali
Born January 1, 1984, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Current age 24 years 137 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Sylhet Division
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	17	34	1	584	85	17.69	1201	48.62	0	2	80	3	5
ODIs	55	52	3	964	89*	19.67	1468	65.66	0	5	76	4	21
T20Is	5	5	2	55	19	18.33	73	75.34	0	0	3	1	2
First-class	78	138	4	3653	173	27.26			8	12			51
List A	112	107	13	2480	114*	26.38			3	11			51
Twenty20	5	5	2	55	19	18.33	73	75.34	0	0	3	1	2

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	17	19	1103	709	6	3/3	3/33	118.16	3.85	183.8	0	0	0
ODIs	55	38	1124	939	15	2/29	2/29	62.60	5.01	74.9	0	0	0
T20Is	5	1	12	23	0	-	-	-	11.50	-	0	0	0
First-class	78		8187	3838	128	7/33		29.98	2.81	63.9		5	1
List A	112		2802	2155	59	4/23	4/23	36.52	4.61	47.4	2	0	0
Twenty20	5	1	12	23	0	-	-	-	11.50	-	0	0	0

Career statistics
Test debut	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Jul 28-31, 2002 scorecard
Last Test	Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 28-Mar 3, 2006 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Aug 4, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI	Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, Aug 4, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I	Australia v Bangladesh at Cape Town, Sep 16, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	2000/01
Last First-class	Chittagong Division v Sylhet Division at Fatullah, Jan 4-7, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	2000/01
Last List A	Chittagong Division v Sylhet Division at Fatullah, Jan 8, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Australia v Bangladesh at Cape Town, Sep 16, 2007 scorecard

Profile

Wisden overview

A talented but erratic legspinner and a batsman of undoubted potential, Alok Kapali has a burgeoning reputation as an allrounder, particularly in the one-day game. He made a promising Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2002, and impressed with his technique and temperament in an otherwise disappointing match. Batting as high as No. 6, in spite of a first-class average in the mid-teens, he made starts on both occasions without being able to go on, and has since demonstrated a bold attitude towards quick bowling. His bowling has improved, since disappearing for more than five an over on debut, and against Pakistan at Peshawar in August 2003, when still only 19, he became the first Bangladesh bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket, a performance that secured his side their maiden first-innings lead, at the 23rd attempt. Following a string of poor performances he was dropped from the one-day squad before the Champions Trophy in England in September 2004, and was later omitted from the 20-man training squad for the 2005 tour of England. He was recalled to the national squad early in 2006, but did little of note beyond an innings of 55 in one of the one-dayers against Kenya, and failed in his only Test outing, against Sri Lanka, which followed a career-best 156 for Sylhet against Chittagong. After poor performances in a couple of ODIs against Australia and Zimbabwe, Kapali was dropped from the squad for the tour of Kenya in July 2006. He has been included in the preliminary 18 for the Champions Trophy in October but it remains to be seen if he will make the final cut. Time is still on his side, but he needs to inject more consistency into his allround game. Andrew Miller (August 2006)

Dec 18, 2007

Sylhet's Alok Kapali received the Man-of-the-Match award for his 73 off 53 balls
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Dec 18, 2007

Alok Kapali prepares to play a stroke during his half-century
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Dec 17, 2007

Rajin Saleh and Alok Kapali after their centuries for Sylhet against Khulna
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