Sonam Tobgay

For the judge, see Sonam Tobgye.

Sonam Tobgay

Personal information
Full name	Sonam Tobgay
Date of birth	(1990-03-25) 25 March 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Lhuntse, Bhutan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	Bhutan	6	(0)
Cricket information Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm medium Role All-rounder International information National side Bhutan (2019-present) T20I debut(cap  10) 5 December 2019 v  Nepal Last T20I 7 December 2019 v  Maldives Career statistics Competition T20I Matches 2 Runs scored 39 Batting average 19.50 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 24 Balls bowled 24 Wickets 0 Bowling average - 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling - Catches/stumpings 1/– Source: Cricinfo, 7 December 2019

Sonam Tobgay (born 25 March 1990) is a Bhutanese sportsman who has represented his country in both, cricket and football. ^{[1] [2]}

On 7 December 2019, he became the first batsman to be retired out in a T20I. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

His international tournaments for the Bhutan include the 2006 ACC Trophy, the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, the 2010 ACC Trophy Elite, the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight, the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup, the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight, the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite, the 2014 ACC Elite League, and the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Asia Region Division One. ^[5] He scored 55 runs against Saudi Arabia in the 2014 ACC Elite League, though his team still lost by 300 runs. ^[6]

Tobgay made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in their final 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Maldives, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute. ^[7] He has played in six international football matches for Bhutan to date. ^[8]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut in the 2019 South Asian Games against Nepal on 5 December 2019. ^[9]

During a group stage match against Maldives during the 2019 South Asian Games, he tactically retired out at the end of the 19th over of the Bhutanese innings after scoring 24 off 35 balls as he was struggling for timing throughout the innings. ^[10] It became the first instance where a batsman retired out in a T20I match although the match happened to be part of a multi-sport event rather than an ICC event or a bilateral series. ^[11] The T20 cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games was given official international status by the ICC which confirmed that the retired out incident which took place during the tournament between Bhutan and Maldives was deemed as first ever instance to happen in T20I cricket. ^[12]

References

1. "Transport United Rule Over The Bhutan Thimphu League". Football in Asia. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
2. "Sonam Tobgay". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
3. "9th Match, South Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition at Kirtipur, Dec 7 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
4. "R Ashwin becomes first batter to be tactically retired out in the IPL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
5. "Sonam Tobgay". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
6. "Bhutan v Saudi Arabia at Singapore, Jun 8, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
7. "Maldives v Bhutan - 2018 World Cup, AFC Qualifying Second Round". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation . Retrieved 30 March 2016.
8. "Sonam Tobgay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
9. "4th Match, South Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition at Kirtipur, Dec 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
10. "Explainer: What is retired out, why did R Ashwin depart in this manner and other similar incidents". Firstpost. 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
11. "Sonam Tobgay Records, Test match, ODI, T20, IPL international batting bowling fielding records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
12. "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Batting records | Unusual dismissals | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2022-04-11.