Top 10 Interesting Facts about Devendra Bishoo

Top 10 Interesting Facts about Devendra Bishoo: West Indian leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo didn’t get as much opportunity as he deserved since his debut in 2011. But somehow he has successfully carved a niche for himself in the world of Test cricket courtesy his ability to turn the ball away from the right-hand batsmen making it really difficult to hit big shots too easily against him.

Bishoo obviously gets the preference to play at Test matches, but as far as T20s and ODIs are concerned, Sunil Naraine gets more opportunities for the latter’s ability to restrict runs and picking wickets at regular intervals. Devendra Bishoo is celebrating his 31st birthday today and CricTracker brings you top 10 interesting facts about this talented cricketer.

1. Early Days

In the early days of his first-class career Devendra Bishoo created headlines when he picked up 4 five-wicket hauls and a 10-wicket haul in a match in his first 2-year of domestic cricket.

2. Caribbean T20 League (2010)

Devendra Bishoo performed miraculously in this premiere domestic twenty-twenty contest claiming 10 wickets in 4 matches at an economy rate of just 5.

3. Successful ODI Debut (2011)

Bishoo’s ODI debut came against England in 2011 at Chennai during the Cricket World Cup 2011 in which he scalped 3 for 34 in 10 overs. He thoroughly impressed everyone with his spin and economy rate.

4. T-20 Debut (2011)

Winning the faith of the selectors, Devendra Bishoo got an opportunity to play his maiden T20 international against Pakistan in the same year. He produced a match-winning spell of 4/17 in 4 overs and received Man of the Match award as well.

5. ICC Emerging Player of the Year (2011)

Devendra Bishoo won the ICC Emerging Player of the Year Award in 2011 following his impressive performance in the very first year in international cricket.

6. Bishoo’s Statistics

Devendra Bishoo has 55 wickets in 15 Tests and 20 wickets in 13 ODI that he has played so far since his debut.

7. Devendra Bishoo’s Proud Mother

Devendra Bishoo’s mother was awarded “Mother of the Year award 2012” by the Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) for playing a major role towards nurturing Devendra Bishoo as a top-notch leg-spinner.

8. Dad’s Wish Fulfilled

It was the desire of Devendra Bishoo’s dad to see him play cricket at international level. Eventually, Bishoo made his international debut in 2011, but, unfortunately, a proud father couldn’t see his son play at his first ODI match.

9. Magical Ball of the Century (2015)

Devendra Bishoo dismissed Brad Haddin clean bowled on the second day of the first Test at Dominica earlier this year. It was definitely a magical ball as it turned amazingly and was similar to that of Shane Warne’s astonishing delivery to Mike Gatting on his first ever Ashes ball.

Watch: Devendra Bishoo Bowl a Replica of the Ball of the Century, Takes us Back in Memory Lanes

10. Mentor Saqlain Mushtaq

Devendra Bishoo’s success at Test cricket owes a lot to Pakistan legend Saqlain Mushtaq. Because it was Saqlain Mushtaq who conducted a spin camp in Caribbean in 2013 and helped Bishoo regain his form to make a comeback in the West Indies Test squad that he finally did after a few months.