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Tatenda Taibu

Batting style:
Right Handed-hand bat
Bowling style:
Right arm medium
Played for:
Africa XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Zimbabwe
Roles played:
Ex Skipper-Test,ODI | Wicketkeeper
ICC Rank:
Batting:
71
Home country:

Zimbabwe

Born:
May 14, 1983, Harare

Profile

Tatenda Taibu is a Zimbabwe cricketer, who is also a wicket keeper, and has captained his team in the past. A diminutive looking batsman, he can stun a lot of people with the power of his shots. Sometimes, he also bowls off-spinners and has played for Namibia and the Cape Cobras, apart from his local first class. His talent was never in doubt, and this was only accentuated by the faith that the selectors showed in him by making him the vice-captain on the tour to England when he was only 19. After the resignation of Heath Streak as the captain, he was elected as the captain. However, with the problems of mismanagement reaching its pinnacle, he was forced to resign and then flee from the country following death threats. Later he returned back to South Africa, and decided to play for four years of first class cricket there to try and qualify for the National Team, but for some strange reason, returned back to his home country, Zimbabwe, to play international cricket under the captaincy of Hamilton Masakadza.Later he was selected by the Kolkata Knight Riders to play in the first season of the Indian Premier League.


Statistics

Show:
  Matches Innings Runs NO Avg. SR 100's 50's
Test 24 46 1273 3 29.6 40.93 1 9
ODI 112 99 2238 18 27.63 65.63 2 11
T20 6 6 91 2 22.75 86.67 0 0
  Matches Innings Balls Runs Wickets BBI BBM Avg. Econ. 4w 5w 10w Extras
Test 24 1 48 27 1 1/27 / 27 3.38 0 0 0 0
ODI 112 2 84 61 2 2/42 / 30.5 4.36 0 0 0 1
T20 6 2 24 40 0 0/20 / 40 10 0 0 0 0
  Catches Stumpings Runouts
Test 48 4 0
ODI 99 15 9
T20 2 4 0
  Matches Won Lost Tie No Result Win percentage
Test 10 0 9 0 1 0
ODI 29 2 27 0 0 6.9

Career

Span:
Test:
2001-2005
 
ODI:
2001-2009
 
T20:
2007-2008
Test
Debut:
Zimbabwe Vs West Indies at Queen's Sports Club, Bulawayo - Jul 19, 2001
Last played:
Zimbabwe Vs India at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) - Sep 20, 2005
ODI
Debut:
Zimbabwe Vs West Indies at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) - Jun 23, 2001
Last played:
Zimbabwe Vs South Africa at Centurion, Tshwane - Nov 10, 2009
T20
Debut:
Zimbabwe Vs Australia at Newlands, Cape Town - Sep 12, 2007
Last played:
Zimbabwe Vs Canada at Maple Leaf (North-West Ground), King City, Ontario - Oct 13, 2008
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