Binod Kumar Das (Nepali: विनोद कुमार दास; born 26 April 1983) is a Nepalese former cricketer and a former captain of Nepal national cricket team. All-rounder Binod is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against UAE in November 2000.[2]
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Full name | Binod Kumar Das | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kalaiya, Bara, Nepal | 26 April 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2014 | Panchakanya Tej | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 11 April 2015 |
Under his captaincy, Nepal Under-19s participated in the 2000 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka,[3] finished as a Plate Runners-up in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand[4] and Nepal won the 2006 ACC Premier League.[5]
Playing career
editBinod Das first played for Nepal at Under-19 level. He played in the 1997 Youth Asia Cup in Hong Kong[6] and 1999 Youth Asia Cup in Singapore, where Nepal finished as runners-up.[7] Then he led Nepal in the 2000 Under-19 World Cup, their first ever Under-19 World Cup. He was the leading Nepalese wicket-taker in the tournament with 9 wickets from 5 matches at an average of 16.88 and an economy of 3.81.[8] He also played in the 2000 ICC Under-17 Asia Cup in Pakistan later in the year,[9] before making his debut for the senior side in the 2000 ACC Trophy.[2]
After playing in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Ontario,[10] he returned to the Under-19 team for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. He successfully led the team to finish the tournament as plate runners-up[4] and defeat two ICC full members, Pakistan[11] and Bangladesh.[12] In a group match against Namibia, he picked up 3 wickets to secure a close victory.[13] He was adjudged the man of the match.[14] He scored 131 runs in 7 innings at an average of 21.83[15] and picked up 11 wickets at an average of 19.36 and an economy rate of 3.45 in the tournament.[16] Then he represented Nepal in the 2002 ACC Trophy,[17] 2002/03 ACC Emerging Nations Tournament[18] and 2003/04 ACC Emerging Nations Tournament.[19]
He made first-class debut in March 2004 when he played for Nepal against the UAE in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Playing his debut match, he picked up 6 wickets including five-wicket haul in the first innings.[20] He also played in the 2004 ACC Trophy[21] and in the 2004/05 ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament, where he was the sixth highest wicket-taker with 12 wickets from 4 matches[22] including five-wicket haul against Hong Kong.[23]
In February 2005 he played in the repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy, where he scored 135 runs in 5 innings at an average of 45.00[24] and picked up 6 wickets at an average of 22.16 and an economy rate of 3.48.[25]
He also played 2005/06 ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Malaysia, the UAE and Hong Kong.[26] He was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 21 wickets from 4 matches at an average of 8.67.[27] The matches against the UAE and Hong Kong were also counted towards the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[28] Including these two matches, he played a total of three first-class matches.[29] He has scored 56 runs at an average of 28.00 and picked up 19 wickets at an average of 11.42 including three five-wicket hauls.[30] His bowling figures of 6/29 in an innings[31] and 7/37 in a match[32] are the best bowling figures of a Nepalese bowler in the First-class format.
In 2006, he toured Pakistan with the Nepalese team to play a match against Pakistan Cricket Academy, where he picked up the wicket of future Pakistani player Khurram Manzoor.[33]
Coaching
editBinod Das is an ACC Level III certified coach.[34] He coached the CAN-XI team during the Uttarakhand Gold Cup in India in 2013.[35] He was appointed as an Assistant Coach of national team when the team was preparing for 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two.[36] He has also been coaching the students enrolled at the National Cricket Academy.[35] He is also the coach of Panchakanya Tej of the Nepal Premier League. He also coaches in the Nepal Cricket School.
References
edit- ^ "Binod Das". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b "Scorecard of United Arab Emirates v Nepal - Asian Cricket Council Trophy 2000/01 (Group B)". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "Youth World Cup draw: Pakistan to play opener against Kenya". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b "Plate Final: Nepal Under-19s v Zimbabwe Under-19s at Lincoln, Feb 8, 2002 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Administrator. "2006 ACC PREMIER LEAGUE Points Table". asiancricket.org.
- ^ "BOWLING IN YOUTH ASIA CUP 1997/98 (ORDERED BY AVERAGE)". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "Scorecard of Bangladesh Under-19s v Nepal Under-19s - Youth Asia Cup 1999 (Final)". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "Cricket Records - Records - ICC Under-19 World Cup, 1999/00 - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "BATTING AND FIELDING IN ICC UNDER-17 ASIA CUP 2000 (ORDERED BY AVERAGE)". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "ICC TROPHY MATCHES PLAYED BY BINOD DAS". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "Group C: Nepal Under-19s v Pakistan Under-19s at Lincoln, Jan 22, 2002 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Plate Semi-Final: Bangladesh Under-19s v Nepal Under-19s at Lincoln, Feb 6-7, 2002 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Nepal take close win from Namibia". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Plate Group Two: Namibia Under-19s v Nepal Under-19s at Auckland, Jan 30, 2002 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Cricket Records - Records - ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2001/02 - Most runs - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Cricket Records - Records - ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2001/02 - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Asian Cricket Council Trophy Batting - Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Scorecard of Nepal v Maldives - Asian Cricket Council Emerging Nations Tournament 2002/03 (Final)". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "Scorecard of Nepal v Maldives - Asian Cricket Council Emerging Nations Tournament 2003/04 (Final)". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "United Arab Emirates v Nepal at Sharjah, Mar 25-27, 2004 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "BOWLING IN ASIAN CRICKET COUNCIL TROPHY 2004". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ Administrator. "FTCT Averages 2004 - 2005". asiancricket.org.
- ^ Administrator. "FTCT Results". asiancricket.org.
- ^ "BATTING AND FIELDING IN ICC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING SERIES 2004/05". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "BOWLING IN ICC WORLD CUP QUALIFYING SERIES 2004/05". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ Administrator. "FTCT Results 2005 - 2006". asiancricket.org.
- ^ Administrator. "ACC FAST TRACK COUNTRIES TOURNAMENT - TOP PERFORMERS". asiancricket.org.
- ^ Administrator. "2005 FTCT Points Table". asiancricket.org.
- ^ "FIRST-CLASS MATCHES PLAYED BY BINOD DAS". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "Nepal Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com".
- ^ "Nepal Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com".
- ^ "Cricket Records | First-class matches | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ^ Administrator. "CAN RESHAPES NCA". asiancricket.org.
- ^ a b "Das to coach Baskota-led CAN team". ekantipur.com.
- ^ "Binod Das in a new role". myrepublica.com.