Tatenda Taibu (born May 14, 1983) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a wicketkeeper and batsman, and can also bowl right arm off spin. On 6 May 2004, he became the youngest Test captain in history, when he captained his team against Sri Lanka.[1]
[edit] International career
Taibu made his first-class debut at the age of 16, and his debut for the national team in 2001, at 18. In 2003, he was appointed vice-captain to Heath Streak on the team's tour of England, and he was appointed national captain in April 2004, making him the youngest Test captain in history.[2]
He took a two-year break for Zimbabwe in from 2005 to 2007 when he played a season as the captain of Namibia and another season for the Cape Cobras in South Africa.
He made his return to the Zimbabwean side in a series against India A in July 2007, registering a century. The following month Zimbabwe hosted South Africa for a three-game ODI series and in the final game Taibu scored a career best 107 not out. It was the first ODI century by a Zimbabwean against South Africa.
On February 20, 2008, Taibu's contract was purchased by the Kolkata Knight Riders of the Indian Premier League.
During 2010 Taibu's form continued and he scored 73 against South Africa as Zimbabwe were all out for 268. The South Africans chased down the total comfortably with Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers scoring centuries. [3]
When Zimbabwe returned to Test cricket in 2011, Taibu was selected to play in their one-off Tests against Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand despite making critical remarks of the country's cricket administration.[4] He scored half-centuries in each of the three Tests.[5]
[edit] Career summary
Test Debut: vs West Indies, Bulawayo, 2001
Latest Test: vs South Africa, Centurion, 2004–2005
- Taibu's best Test batting score of 153 was against Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2004–2005
- His best Test bowling figures of 1 for 27 came against Sri Lanka, Harare, 2004
- He captained Zimbabwe in ten Tests: nine losses, one draw
- Taibu holds the record for most runs in an innings without conceding a bye, when Sri Lanka scored 713/3d in 2004. Incidentally all three wickets in that innings were caught by Taibu
[edit] One-day internationals
ODI Debut: vs West Indies, Harare, 2001
Latest ODI: vs Kenya at Kolkata, India 20 March 2011
- Taibu's best ODI batting score of 107 not out was against South Africa, Harare, 2007
- His best ODI bowling figures of 2 for 42 came against Sri Lanka, Harare, 2004
- He captained Zimbabwe in 29 ODIs: two wins, twenty-seven losses
- He scored 98 for his side in ICC World Cup 2011 as their team won by 175 runs against Canada in Nagpur. Taibu played a splendid innings in must-win situation of World Cup.[6]
- Became the 5th Zimbabwean to score 3,000 runs during his innings of 53 (74) against Kenya at Eden Gardens, Kolkata during the 2011 World Cup on 20 March 2011.
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Italics denote deputised captaincy
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Campbell and Matsikenyeri replaced Vermeulen and Murphy on 10 March 2003
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Sean Ervine withdrew before the tournament started after electing to stay with Hampshire. Tino Mawoyo was sent as his replacement.
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Taibu, Tatenda |
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1983-05-14 |
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Harare |
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