Soumya Sarkar Cricket Player Profile

Soumya Sarkar is a professional Cricket player representing Bangladesh. Born on 1993-02-25 , they operate primarily as a All-Rounder on the field. Over the course of their career, Soumya Sarkar has featured for Bangladesh, Gazi Group Chattogram, Bangladesh A, Bangladesh Emerging, Cumilla Warriors, Khulna Tigers, NAJ XI, Fortune Barishal, Dhaka Capital, Rangpur Riders different teams, including national setups, top-tier domestic sides, and competitive franchise leagues. Known for their tactical execution and steady presence as a All-Rounder, they remain an integral figure across all formats and tournaments they compete in.

Played for the Teams:

Bangladesh, Bangladesh A, Khulna Division, Bangladesh Under-19, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Rangpur Riders, Bangladesh Central Zone, Bangladesh Under-23, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Agrani Bank Cricket Club, Kandahar Knights, Bangladesh Emerging, Najmul XI, Gazi Group Chattogram, Hambantota Bangla Tigers

Profile:

Soumya Sarkar is a dashing left-handed batter and a useful right-arm medium pace bowler who first came into the spotlight in the 2012 Under-19 World Cup when he 'Mankaded' Australia's Jimmy Peirson. Known mainly for his attacking batting, Sarkar was included in the national squad in 2013 but had to wait for almost a year to make his debut.

In spite of not having too much exposure at the international level, Bangladesh selected him in the World Cup squad for 2015. He had a decent start to his career and contributed useful runs at the top of the order. The real high of his career came when he was named the Player of the Series in which Bangladesh won their home ODI series against South Africa. In the year 2019, while playing for Abahani Limited in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Sarkar became the first double centurion in List A cricket for Bangladesh.

His Test career didn't take off the way he would have liked but the Hamilton Test match in 2019 changed everything. He smashed the then joint-fastest Test century for Bangladesh under testing conditions and proved his caliber in red-ball cricket as well. Seeing his consistent rise, the Bangladesh team management trusted in his abilities and added him in their 2019 World Cup squad.