Amir Jangoo

Amir Jangoo
Personal information
Full name
Amir Anthony Jangoo
Born (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997
St. James, Trinidad
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 342)25 January 2025 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 227)12 December 2024 v Bangladesh
Last ODI29 May 2025 v England
T20I debut (cap 106)27 September 2025 v Nepal
Last T20I10 November 2025 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2019, 2023–presentTrinidad and Tobago
2017–2018Combined Campuses and Colleges
2019–2022Leeward Islands
2020Trinbago Knight Riders
2022–2023Jamaica Tallawahs
2025Antigua and Barbuda Falcons
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 5 6 42
Runs scored 30 153 160 2250
Batting average 15.00 38.25 40.00 33.08
100s/50s 0/0 1/0 0/1 1/16
Top score 30 104* 74* 218
Catches/stumpings 1/0 0/0 3/1 51/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 December 2025

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.

International career

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

  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.