Full Name

Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha

Born

October 24, 1984, Shaktigarh, Siliguri, Bengal, India

Age

38y 153d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Wicketkeeper Batter

Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha was drafted into the Bengal Ranji side after regular wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta signed up with the Indian Cricket League. He grabbed the chance with both hands, becoming the 15th Bengal player to score a hundred on Ranji debut. Though he managed only one more fifty in the remaining first-class games of the season, he was signed up by the Kolkata Knight Riders for the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League. He managed 318 runs in five games in the 2009-10 Ranji season and was picked in the squad for the first Test for the home series against South Africa. A last-minute injury to Rohit Sharma handed Saha an unexpected debut in Nagpur - as a batsman.

His second Test appearance - against Australia in Adelaide in January 2012 - was also somewhat accidental, a result of MS Dhoni's suspension due to a slow over rate. In between, Saha played two ODIs against New Zealand, but has mostly been seen as India's reserve wicketkeeper on overseas tours.

Dhoni's retirement from Test cricket after the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne in 2014 opened the doors for Saha, who had long been an understudy, to firm up his position in the team.

Cricinfo staff May 2014

Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test405610135311729.41297345.5036129149212
ODI952411613.665673.210050171
FC129193346736203*42.361401648.0514408255932337
List A1099626299511642.78--320--13317
T2022619834408312924.893175128.5922238313212835
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test40------------
ODI9------------
FC129------------
List A109------------
T20226------------
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Tripura vs M. Pradesh51c/0s24-Jan-2023IndoreFC
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Tripura vs Chandigarh--1c/0s03-Jan-2023AgartalaFC
Tripura vs Punjab101*1c/0s27-Dec-2022AgartalaFC
Photos
Wriddhiman Saha has signed with Tripura for the upcoming Indian domestic season
Smile while you're winning - Wriddhiman Saha and David Miller paint a happy picture
Wriddhiman Saha brought up a 42-ball half-century
Wriddhiman Saha wasn't always orthodox during his half-century
Wriddhiman Saha got off the blocks very quickly
Wriddhiman Saha pulls one away