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{{short description|Canadian cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ashish Bagai
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| country = Canada
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|1|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
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| batting = Right-handed
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| role = [[Wicketkeeper]], [[batting (cricket)|batsman]]
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| internationalspan = 2003-2013

| odidebutdate = 11 February
| odidebutyear = 2003
| odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
| odicap = 14
| lastodidate = 13 March
| lastodiyear = 2011
| lastodiagainst = Australia
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|T20Idebutdate=2 August
|T20Idebutagainst=Netherlands
|lastT20Iagainst=Kenya
|T20Icap=1
|lastT20Idate=26 November
|lastT20Iyear=2013
|T20Idebutyear=2008

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| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 59
| runs1 = 1,922
| bat avg1 = 38.44
| 100s/50s1 = 2/16
| top score1 = 137[[not out|*]]
| catches/stumpings1 = 50/9
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches2 = 13
| runs2 = 749
| bat avg2 = 28.16
| 100s/50s2 = 0/6
| top score2 = 93
| catches/stumpings2 = 29/3
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 86
| runs3 = 2,374
| bat avg3 = 32.52
| 100s/50s3 = 2/18
| top score3 = 137[[not out|*]]
| catches/stumpings3 = 84/19
| column4 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20I]]
| matches4 = 14
| runs4 = 314
| bat avg4 = 26.16
| 100s/50s4 = 0/2
| top score4 = 53
| catches/stumpings4 = 4/4
| date = 16 February
| year = 2011
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/23797.html ESPNcricinfo
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'''Ashish Bagai''' ({{lang-pa|ਆਸ਼ੀਸ਼ ਬਾਗਈ}}; born 26 January 1982) is the former captain of the [[Canadian cricket team]]. He is a right-handed [[batsman]] who specialises as a [[wicketkeeper]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/23797.html |title=Ashish Bagai|access-date=27 April 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He studied at [[St. Columba's School, Delhi|St. Columba's School]] during his brief stay in Delhi, India. He moved to Canada at the age of 11.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

== Career ==

=== Early years ===
His first taste of cricket came in the inaugural Under-15s Cricket World Cup in 1996, in which he was voted the tournament's best wicketkeeper. He had the highest batting average in the Under-19s World Cup in January – February 2000. Going to the 2002 Under-19s World Cup, his batting was invaluable, securing a tie with [[Bangladeshi cricket team|Bangladesh]].

He has since become a face of the [[Canadian cricket team]]. He has played 52 [[One Day International]]s, more than any other Canadian player. Indeed, he has played every Canadian ODI since he made his debut in the [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003 World Cup]] against [[Bangladeshi cricket team|Bangladesh]]. The only Canadian ODIs he has not played in were the three that took place before his birth.

Despite his permanent position in the Canadian ODI team, he missed the [[2005 ICC Trophy]], though he did play the [[2001 ICC Trophy|2001 tournament]], the highlight of which was an innings that took the Canadians to victory over the [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|UAE]] after spending a night in hospital due to being hit in the face when keeping.

He holds the Canadian record for highest ODI score after his unbeaten 137 in a losing cause against Scotland. In that same ODI he set a record in One Day International cricket for facing the most number of balls in an ODI innings when batting at number three position(172)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?batting_positionmax2=3;batting_positionmin2=3;batting_positionval2=batting_position;class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=balls_faced;template=results;type=batting;view=match|title=Batting records {{!}} One-Day Internationals {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-08-15}}</ref> He added 100 runs for 4th wicket with [[Asif Mulla]] which was the first ever century stand for Canada in an ODI.

=== 2011 World Cup and later years ===
Bagai captained the Canadian team during the 2011 Cricket World Cup and made 64* against Kenya off 97 balls as Canada won their first match of the tournament. This was the second World Cup win Canada had registered. Against New Zealand in the following ODI he scored 84 off 87 balls and he shared a 100+ partnership with [[Jimmy Hansra]], Hansra eventually made 70*. However Canada lost by 70 runs as New Zealand managed to score 358 in the first innings.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=23797}}

{{Canada ODI cricket captains}}
{{Canada 2003 Cricket World Cup squad}}
{{Canada 2007 Cricket World Cup squad}}
{{Canada 2011 Cricket World Cup squad}}

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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Delhi]]
[[Category:Canada One Day International cricketers]]
[[Category:Canada Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup]]
[[Category:Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup]]
[[Category:Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup]]
[[Category:St. Columba's School, Delhi alumni]]
[[Category:Canadian sportspeople of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Ragama Cricket Club cricketers]]
[[Category:Wicket-keepers]]

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