Friday 10 February 2012

Devendra Bishoo


Full name            : Devendra Bishoo 
Date of Birth        : 6 November 1985 (1985-11-06) (age 26)
Place of Birth       : New Amsterdam, Guyana 
Height               : 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 
Batting Style        : Left-Handed 
Bowling Style        : Right Arm Leg Break 
Role                 : Bowler 
Test Debut (cap 289) : 12 May 2011 v Pakistan 
ODI Debut (cap 157)  : 17 March 2011 v England 
Devendra Bishoo is a Guyanese and West Indian cricketer of East Indian origin.  Devendra Bishoo is a leg-spinner who made his international debut playing for the West Indies cricket team in the Cricket World Cup 2011.
Domestic 
Earlier he had played 20 first-class matches and was the player of the tournament in the 2010 Caribbean Twenty20 tournament.
International
Bishoo was a replacement for the injured Dwayne Bravo at the World Cup in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka from 19 February to 2 April 2011.  Devendra Bishoo made his international debut against England at Chennai on 17 March, taking 3/34 in his 10 overs. Bishoo adapted his bowling to the slow pitches of the Indian subcontinent, reducing the pace of his stock delivery and introducing variations of speed.
Bishoo played his first Twenty20 International match against Pakistan at St.Lucia.  Devendra Bishoo put in a match-winning performance of 4/17 in 4 overs taking the Man of the Match award as West Indies won by 7 runs.

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