Harsh Thaker Explained

Harsh Tusharbhai Thaker (born 24 October 1997) is a Canadian cricketer. He made his senior debut for the Canada national cricket team in 2018. He plays as an all-rounder batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off spin.^[1]

Career

Thaker represented Canada at the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.^[1]

He made his List A debut for Canada in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament on 3 October 2018.^[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[3] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.^[4]

In August 2019, He was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.^[5] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada against the United States on 25 August 2019.^[6] In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.^[7] The following month, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.^[8]

In October 2021, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.^[9] In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.^[10]

In March 2023, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.^[11] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.^[12]

In May 2024, he was named in Canada’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harsh Thaker . 4 October 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. Web site: Group A (D/N), Super50 Cup at Tarouba, Oct 3 2018 . 4 October 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
3. Web site: All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 . International Cricket Council . 23 May 2017.
4. Web site: Global T20 draft streamed live . Canada Cricket Online . 20 June 2019.
5. Web site: Squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier - Americas Final 2019, Bermuda . Cricket Canada . 10 August 2019 . 10 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110130101/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=34 . dead .
6. Web site: 11th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 25 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 August 2019.
7. Web site: Canada squad for the ICC CWC Challenge League A, Malaysia . Cricket Canada . 10 September 2019 . 12 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200512165557/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=45 . dead .
8. Web site: Canadian squad for West Indies Super50 Cup . Cricket Canada . 31 October 2019 . 16 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210616180441/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=65 . dead .
9. Web site: Canada's national squad for ICC 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier . Cricket Canada . 28 October 2021 . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028155809/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=183/ . dead .
10. Web site: Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced! . Cricket Canada . 2 February 2022 . 10 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110130102/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=195 . dead .
11. Web site: Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier! . 9 February 2023 . Cricket Canada.
12. Web site: 3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off . 2023-03-27 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
13. Web site: Canada’s Squad for the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup 2024 . 2024-06-11 . ScoreWaves . en.