Born in Satkhira, like his father, Soumya Sarkar wanted to become a teacher. But, thanks to his cricketing talent and BKSP - the country’s biggest sports institute, he took up a career in cricket. He played two Under-19 World Cups - 2010 and 2012. The latter fetched him headlines when he Mankaded Australia’s Jimmy Peirson in a high-stakes quarterfinal clash against Australia in Townsville.
An elegant batsman and a more-than-decent medium-pace bowler, Sarkar made his first-class debut for Khulna Division in the 2010-11 season. He made his ODI debut in the final game of the home series against Zimbabwe in December 2014, where he scored 20 off 18 balls batting at No. 3.
