BANGKOK BLUES Player Profiles ASHISH DEY Batting Style: Right Hand Middle Order Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium Favourite Shot/Delivery: Hoick over Midwicket / Mid-on, Slower Delivery NickName: AB, Kaptan Other Interests: Golf “THE MAN WITH THE PLAN” Active Captain of the Bangkok Blues Team. Prolific allrounder and easily the one player who brings perfect balance to the side with his talents in both the batting and bowling department. Brilliant cricketing mind combined with decades of experience gives the much-needed advantage to the team against all other opponents. Cool and composed on the field, garners respect from team members and opponents alike. The combination of his super-fast and slower deliveries which leaves batsmen clueless in addition to his ability to hit massive sixes in the end overs gives the razor sharp edge to the team to cut though opponents with ease. Also, amazingly good at losing tosses. ASHOK CHAND Batting Style: Right Hand Middle/Lower Order Bowling Style: Right Arm Slow / Wicket-Keeper Favourite Shot/Delivery: Straight Drive NickName: AB Other Interests: Movies and Series “THE COMMITMENT MAN” His wicketkeeping skills defy age and Bangkok Blues has witnessed some of the best and most vital catches behind the wicket when he’s keeping. The foundation bedrock, mentor and guiding light for Bangkok Blues who has been instrumental in the birth and eventual success of the team. His patience and sacrifice have propelled the team to being probably the best in Bangkok currently. His participation and performance at this age is both a difficult goal and source of inspiration for all the youngsters and new cricketers who will surely want to follow in his footsteps. Cricket needs people like him to prosper globally. ANURAG MEHROTRA Batting Style: Right Hand Middle/Lower Order Bowling Style: Right Arm Leg Break Favourite Shot/Delivery: Flighted Leg-Spin NickName: AB Other Interests: Tennis “THE BOWLING MACHINE” Dubbed as the “bowling machine” for his sustained accuracy in line and length by the BKK cricketing fraternity, he’s a legend with his wicket taking numbers during his prime. His passion for the game knows no bounds and even at his age restrained by a serious back injury, he continues to be a deadly spinner on the field even to this day and hence he has been an inspiration for most of the previous and current breed of cricketers in BKK. One of the foremost mentors of the team - his experience, his calming influence and wise words are the treasure which Bangkok Blue feeds on for all its endeavours. ANIL TANWANI Batting Style: Right Hand Top Order Bowling Style: Right Hand Slow Off-Spin Favourite Shot/Delivery: Flick, Square Cut NickName: Anil Bhai Other Interests: The opposite sex “THE DUDE” A graceful batsman whose fitness, stamina and running speed between the wickets puts youngsters half his age to shame. Easily one of the fittest and fastest runners between the wickets in Bangkok. Gifted with delicate and textbook shots, he plays the critical sheet anchor role in the top order to guide the team to within striking distance of the target. Having captained and played for decades for some of the most prestigious clubs and teams in the Bangkok cricketing circle, his fitness, experience and wise words are invaluable to the team. USMAN SHAHID Batting Style: Right Hand Top Order Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast Favourite Shot/Delivery: Cover Drive, Pull NickName: Ussi Other Interests: Food, Hookah “THE GENTLEMAN” The classy opening batsman of the team who has single-handedly taken Bangkok Blues to victories with his big scores on countless occasions. Strong on both sides of the wicket with the ability to hit big shots, this player has the innate quality of pacing his innings perfectly to bring both big and small targets within reach. He is revered by one and all for his calm and dignified demeanour both on and off the field. A very potent fast bowler in the yesteryears who has quit bowling (for the time being). His experience and well rounded understanding of the game makes him the senior guy to look upto for all the youngsters. ABHIK SARKAR Batting Style: Right Hand Top Order Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast Favourite Shot/Delivery: Square Cut, Drive NickName: Saabu Other Interests: Food, Partying “THE JUGGERNAUT No other batsman in recent seasons has so utterly dominated the contest between the bat and the ball as this guy. A genuine power hitter with the ability to upset the economy rate of best of the bowlers in Thailand. Within a season of joining Blues, he has already caught the eyes of the national team selectors and is poised to be the Juggernaut Thailand cricket team needs and deserves. His appetite for food is almost equal to his appetite for runs and can devour a banquet in one sitting. Fondly called as Saabu of the team. MANISH SAXENA Batting Style: Right Hand Top Order Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Favourite Shot/Delivery: Cover Drive NickName: Manish Bhai Other Interests: Cooking “THE BULL-DOZER” The big guy who will just bludgeon the opponent’s bowling to create shock and awe in the first 10 overs. Impeccable on the offside, his powerful drives and cuts are a treat to watch and a nightmare to face. An extremely dangerous batsman with clean and crisp shots. And all this while having this very carefree attitude on the pitch. When it comes to bowling, his deceptively fast medium pace has surprised the opponent’s middle order on numerous occasions. Another asset to the Blues. KAMLESH SINGH Batting Style: Right Hand Top/Middle Order Bowling Style: Right Arm Off-Spin Favourite Shot/Delivery : Doosra NickName: Kammo Other Interests: Bollywood “THE DOOSRA” The only spinner in town who can effectively bowl the “Doosra”. Known for his wicket taking abilities, he is the lynchpin of Blues’ spin attack. Armed with different variations of the Off-Spin, the Doosra and the faster one, his overs can turn around a match quickly and has taken the Blues to victory on many occasions with his match-winning spells. Keeping behind the stumps to him is a delight for all keepers due to the uncertain nature of the spin. A useful batsman who can bat anywhere in the line up. IRFAN MEMON Batting Style: Right Hand Top/Middle Order Bowling Style: Wicket-Keeper, Right Arm Leg Spin Favourite Shot/Delivery: Pull NickName: Irfu Other Interests: Technology, PR, Event Organising “THE KEEPER” Undoubtedly the best wicket-keeper in Thailand currently. Lightning fast stumpings and diving catches highlight his super-quick reflexes behind the stumps. Combining that with dependable and resilient batting in the top/middle order with good running between wickets, he gives Bangkok Blues the depth in its batting it is known for. By far the most enthusiastic chap in the team, his organization skills and logistics handling methods have kept the team in good spirits since its inception. The face of Blues’ Social Media, Marketing and PR department, this guy has made sure the team known far and wide. MOHNISH DEVADIGA Batting Style: Right Hand Top/Middle Order Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium Favourite Shot/Delivery: Straight Lofted Drive NickName: Kohli Other Interests: Humour, Trashing Others “THE JOKER” The versatile and destructive batsman who can play in virtually every position in the batting line up. Also, the bowler who can effect big in-swings to clean up batsmen with both new and old balls. True to his label, “The Joker” is the trump card on the field, he can be used anywhere and anytime for both batting and bowling, as well his unrivalled sense of sarcastic humour which leave everyone in splits. Having suffered a serious injury which saw him out of action for almost a year, he is raring to make a comeback and stamp his aggressive brand of cricket for good. DHYEY PANDYA Batting Style: Right Hand Top/Middle Order Bowling Style: Right Arm Off-Spin Favourite Shot/Delivery: Lofted Cover Drive NickName: DP Other Interests: Singing “THE CLASSIC” The batsman with lazy elegance, pure class and technique all wrapped into one. His fluent strokeplay is worth capturing on camera. Patience is his attribute which has enabled him to play numerous long innings for the Blues. A true batting maestro, who can make shot- making look effortless while tiring out bowlers and fielders with his gritty and determined gameplay. Also, has made his mark as an ace off-spinner, taking vital wickets in the middle overs. A lethal weapon in the lineup for Blues. ARPIT AGARWAL Batting Style: Left Hand Middle Order Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Favourite Shot/Delivery: Flick, Sweep NickName: Arpit Other Interests: Hookah “THE LIVE WIRE” Arguably the best fielder in the team. Super quick reflexes make him briliant at all catching positions and a very safe pair of hands ensure he’s fantastic on the boundary as well. Combine that with a brilliant middle order batsman who can turn a game around on it head with exquisite strokeplay. Fantastic shots especially on the legside behind square is his artform. To add to that, incredibly accurate off-side bowling makes him potentially one of the best true all-rounders in Thailand. All this topped with an extremely good understanding of cricket makes him a super-critical part of the Blues. MOHAMMAD FAHEEM Batting Style: Right Hand Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast Favourite Shot/Delivery: Square Cut, In-Swinger NickName: Faheem Bhai Other Interests: Teaching “THE SULTAN OF SWING” The magician with the new ball. If there is one player who can bamboozle the best of batsmen with sheer swing, it’s this guy.