Amir Anthony Jangoo (born 14 July 1997) is a Trinidadian cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for the West Indies Under-19s in the 2014–15 Regional Super50 on 16 January 2015.[2] He made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 7 April 2017.[3] In July 2020, he was named in the Trinbago Knight Riders squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL).[4][5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 September 2020, for the Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2020 CPL.[6] He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2024 and scored a century, which is the fastest ODI debut century.

Amir Jangoo
Personal information
Full name
Amir Anthony Jangoo
Born (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27)
St. James, Trinidad
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-Keeper, Batter
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 227)12 December 2024 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2019, 2023–presentTrinidad and Tobago
2017–2018Combined Campuses and Colleges
2019–2022Leeward Islands
2020Trinbago Knight Riders
2022–2023Jamaica Tallawahs
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 1 35 50 13
Runs scored 104 1,909 1,501 149
Batting average 34.08 32.63 13.54
100s/50s 1/0 1/12 2/9 0/0
Top score 104* 218 111 30
Catches/stumpings 0/0 47/1 38/4 12/2
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 December 2024

International career

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In December 2024, he was named first time in West Indies ODI squad against Bangladesh.[7][8][9] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 12 December 2024, against Bangladesh in 3rd ODI of the same series.[10] He scored a unbeaten century (104) on his international debut and he became the second West Indian player to score a century on ODI debut.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Amir Jangoo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Nagico Super50, Group B: Trinidad & Tobago v West Indies Under-19s at Scarborough, Jan 16, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ "WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Barbados v Trinidad & Tobago at Bridgetown, Apr 7-10, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. ^ "23rd Match, Tarouba, Sep 2 2020, Caribbean Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Cricket West Indies announces 15-man squad for CG United ODI series vs Bangladesh". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  8. ^ "West Indies call up duo for ODI series against Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Greaves, Jangoo called up for West Indies' ODIs against Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Debutant Jangoo, Kaecy Carty power West Indies' clean sweep". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Historic day for West Indies as debutant joins Desmond Haynes in exclusive club". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Hundreds on ODI debut, full list: West Indies' Amir Jangoo creates history against Bangladesh". Wisden. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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