Litton Das is a Bangladeshi right-handed batsman-wicketkeeper opening. He has played for Bangladesh in all formats of the game and has scored prolific runs in many of their matches. He is known for his explosive hitting.
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Wiki/Biography
Liton Kumar Das was born on Wednesday, February 16, 1994 (age 28 years; as of 2022) in Dinjpur, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. Studied at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP). Later he studied at the American International University in Bangladesh. He used to play with a tennis ball in his hometown. His elder brother played cricket under coach Abu Samad Mitu and saw the players playing matches. He gradually developed an interest in cricket and started training under the guidance of Abu.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx): 65 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest 40″, Waist 34″, Biceps 14″
family
He belongs to a Bengali Hindu family.
parents and siblings
Father’s name is Baku Das and mother’s name is Anita Das. He has a brother named Bappi Das who is also a cricket lover.
Liton Das with her parents at a young age
Liton Das (right) with his brother Bapi Das
wife and children
He married Devashree Biswa Sonchita on 27 July 2019. Studied Masters (MSc) in Agriculture in Plant Pathology at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. The couple has no children.
Leeton Das with her husband Devashree Biswa Sonchita
religion
He follows Hinduism and is an ardent follower of Lord Krishna.
Litton Das clicked at his home during the Rath Yatra festival
Career
Domestic
He started playing in the Rajshahi Division in the under-13 team in 2006. In 2011, he played in Rangpur division in first class cricket. In the 2012-2013 season, he scored a century and a half century. In 2014 U-19 World Cup, he scored 239 runs in 4 matches. He also played for the under-15 and under-23 teams. In the 2016–17 season, he scored 752 runs in 14 matches, the most by any player in that season.
Lytton Das (second from right, bottom row) in the under-13 team
International
test
He made his Test debut on 10 June 2015 against India at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatula, Bangladesh. He scored his first Test half-century in the second Test match when he scored 50 runs against South Africa. In 2017, he scored 70 runs in a Test match against South Africa. In 2018, he scored 94 runs against Sri Lanka. In 2021, he scored his first Test century with 114 runs in a match against Pakistan at the Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh. In January 2022, he scored 102 runs in a match against New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand. In May 2022, he scored 141 runs against Sri Lanka.
Liton Das after scoring his maiden Test hundred
ODI
He played his ODI debut on 18 June 2015 against India at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He scored his maiden ODI century with 121 runs in the 2018 Asia Cup final against India on 28 September 2018 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He scored his maiden ODI half-century with 83 runs against Afghanistan on 24 October 2018 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh. On 1 March 2020, he scored 126 runs against Zimbabwe at Sylhet Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh and on 6 March 2020, he scored 176 runs against Zimbabwe at Sylhet Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh. On 16 July 2021, he scored 102 runs in a match against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe. On 25 February 2022, he scored 136 runs in a match against Afghanistan at Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh. He won the Man of the Series award in the 2022 Bangladesh-Afghanistan series. He won the 5 man of the match award. In the 2019 ICC World Cup, he was Bangladesh’s third highest run-scorer with 184 runs in 5 matches at an average of 46.
Liton Das with the Man of the Series award
T20I
He played his T20I debut on 5 July 2015 against South Africa at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. On 10 March 2018, he scored 43 runs off 19 balls at 226.32 against Sri Lanka. On 5 August 2018, he scored his maiden T20I half-century with 61 runs off 32 balls at a strike rate of 190.63 against West Indies at Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida, USA. On 20 December 2018, he scored 60 runs off 34 balls at a strike rate of 176.47 against West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. On 9 March 2020, he scored 59 runs off 39 balls at a strike rate of 151.28 against Zimbabwe at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. On 11 March 2020, he scored 60 runs off 45 balls at a strike rate of 133.33 against Zimbabwe at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. On 3 March 2022, he scored 60 runs off 44 balls against Afghanistan in 136.36 balls at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. On 31 July 2022, he scored 56 runs off 33 balls against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe. On 13 October 2022, he scored 69 runs off 42 balls against Pakistan in 164.29 balls at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand. On 2 November 2022, he scored 60 runs off 27 balls at a strike rate of 222.22 against India at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia. He won 2 man of the match awards. In the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, he scored 133 runs in 8 matches. In the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup, he was the second highest scorer for his team and scored 127 runs in 5 matches at a strike rate of 142.70.
vice-captaincy
On 2 June 2022, he was announced as the vice-captain of the Bangladesh Test team.
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and other league career
He played for Sylhet Sixers in 2018-2019 Bangladesh Premier League and Rajshahi Royals in 2019-2020 Bangladesh Premier League. He played for Jamaica Tallawahs in the 2019 Caribbean Premier League. He played for Karachi Kings in the postponed matches of Pakistan Super League 2021. He was signed by Comilla Victorians for the 9th BPL season.
Jersey number
His jersey number is 16.
trauma
In November 2019, he suffered a concussion in a Test match against India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India. He was hit on the head by the bowler of India’s Mohammed Shami. He struggled for a few minutes and left the field after complaining of discomfort. In August 2022, he suffered a hamstring injury in the series against Zimbabwe. After an MRI scan, it was determined that it was a two-degree muscle strain. He recovered in 3-4 weeks.
confrontations
Death threats after posting photo of Hindu goddess Devi Durga
In September 2022, Liton Das posted a photo of the Hindu goddess Durga on social media and wished her fans on the occasion of Mahalaya. He received death threats from multiple people in the comments section of his post.
Exchange of words with Sri Lankan player Lahiru Kumara
During the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, in a match against Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara released Litton and went towards him, hurling some abuse. Lytton reacted with some insults to him. Later they were separated by compatriots and referees. Lytton was fined 15% of his match fee and 1 demerit point for breaching Article 2.20 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with “conduct contrary to the spirit of the game”.
the chosen ones
- Wicket Keeper: Brendon McCullum and Mark Boucher
- Ground: Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Facts/Trivia
- On 23 May 2022, he put on a partnership of 272 runs with Musfiqur Rahim for the sixth wicket in a Test match against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh’s highest sixth wicket partnership in Tests.
- On 6 March 2020, he scored the highest individual score for Bangladesh in ODIs when he scored 176 runs against Zimbabwe. In the same match, he put up a partnership of 292 runs for the first wicket with Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh’s highest opening partnership in ODIs.
- On 5 February 2022, he put up a 202-run partnership with Mushfiqur Rahim for the third wicket in an ODI match against Afghanistan, Bangladesh’s highest third-wicket partnership in ODIs.
- On 17 June 2019, he put up a 189-run partnership with Shakib Al Hasan for the fourth wicket against West Indies, the highest fourth-wicket partnership for Bangladesh in ODIs.
- In 2022, he was awarded the Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award in the sports personality category.
Litton’s wife, Devashree Biswas Sonchita, receives the Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award on his behalf.
- He has scored the most runs by a Bangladesh player in one calendar year (2022) across all formats combined.
- He donated half of his monthly salary to the Bangladesh government during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- He is an animal lover.
Litton Das plays with the dog
Litton Das feeds the parrots
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