Nikhil Dutta

Nikhil Dutta (born 13 October 1994) is a Kuwaiti-born Canadian cricketer.[1] Dutta is right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off spin. Dutta made his One Day International debut for Canada against Kenya in March 2013.[2] He is the first Bengali to represent a national cricket team apart from India or Bangladesh.

Nikhil Dutta
Personal information
Full nameNikhil Dutta
Born (1994-10-13) 13 October 1994
Kuwait City, Kuwait
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 82)11 March 2013 v Kenya
T20I debut (cap 43)18 August 2019 v Cayman Islands
Last T20I27 October 2019 v UAE
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2017St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2016–presentICC Americas
2016Barisal Bulls
Career statistics
Competition T20 FC LA
Matches 4 1 14
Runs scored 9 29 150
Batting average – – 16.66
100s/50s –/– 0/0 –/–
Top score 9* 27* 38
Balls bowled 90 138 593
Wickets 5 2 14
Bowling average 21.6 43.00 31.78
5 wickets in innings – 0 –
10 wickets in match n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/18 2/86 4/52
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 2/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 27 October 2019

He was originally included in Canada's squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in July 2015,[3] but he chose to stay with the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League. He was replaced by Hiral Patel.[4]

T20 leagues

Dutta played for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the 2015 Caribbean Premier League; he played in three matches with his most notable wicket being former-England international Kevin Pietersen. Later that year, Dutta was signed by the Barisal Bulls, one of the six teams playing in the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League. He played one game, taking 3/18.

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[5][6] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[7] He was added to the New Jersey Stallions for the 2021 Minor League Cricket season. [8]

International career

Dutta played his only One Day International to date for Canada against Kenya in March 2013.[2] He did not bat, and bowled six overs without taking a wicket. Dutta declined selection to the Canada national team in 2015 to play domestic T20 Leagues instead. In January 2018, he played in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament,[9] ending up as Canada's leading bowler, with 11 wickets.[10]

In September 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament.[11] In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[12] In April 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[13]

In August 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.[14] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada against the Cayman Islands on 18 August 2019.[15] In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[16] In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[17]

References
  1. "Nikhil Dutta". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 2011-2013/14 – 35th match: Canada v Kenya, 11 March 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. "Canada Squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. "Canada pick Hiral Patel after Dutta opts for CPL". ESPNcricinfo. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  8. usacricket (2020-09-02). "17 of the 24 Squads Confirmed as Inaugural Minor League Cricket Draft is completed". USA Cricket. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  9. "Canadian squad for World Cricket League Division 2 tournament". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. "Cricket Records | Records | ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2017/18 - Canada | | Batting and bowling averages | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  11. "Canadian National Cricket Squad for ICC Americas World T20 SRQ & Schedule". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  12. "Cricket Canada announces squad for Super 50 Cup". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  13. "Cricket Canada announces the Senior National Squad for the ICC WCL Division 2, Namibia". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  14. "Squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier - Americas Final 2019, Bermuda". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  15. "2nd Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 18 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  16. "Canada squad for the ICC CWC Challenge League A, Malaysia". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  17. "Canadian squad for ICC T20 World Cup qualifier". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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