Ashish Bagai
Ashish Bagai is an Indian-born former cricketer and captain of the Canada national [cricket team]. He was a right-handed batsman who specialised as a wicket-keeper.
Early life
He studied at St. Columba's School during his brief stay in Delhi, India. He moved to Canada at the age of 11.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 wicket-keeper. 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 Bangladesh.He later became a face of the Canadian cricket team, for which he played 62 One Day Internationals, more than any other Canadian player. He made his ODI debut in the 2003 World Cup against Bangladesh.
Despite his permanent position in the Canadian ODI team, he missed the 2005 ICC Trophy, though he did play the 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. He added 100 runs for 4th wicket with Asif Mulla which was the first ever century stand for Canada in an ODI.