Rony Talukdar (Bengali: রনি তালুকদার; born 10 October 1990)[nb 1] is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right-handed batter. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in July 2015. He plays first-class cricket for Dhaka Division in Bangladesh. He was part of Bangladesh's squad for the Under-19 World Cup in 2008.
In the first three matches of the 2014-15 first-class season, opening the batting for Dhaka Division, Talukdar scored 227, 163 and 201 in three innings victories, sharing opening stands of 197, 314 and 301 with Abdul Mazid.[2][3][4]
In November 2022, he was named in the Rangpur Riders' squad, following the draft for the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League.[9] In the second match of the tournament, on 6 January 2023, he smashed 67 runs off just 31 balls, helping Rangpur Riders to start their season with a convincing 34-run victory over the Comilla Victorians.[10] He reached his fifty off just 19 balls, which is the fastest half-century by a Bangladeshi batter in the history of Bangladesh Premier League.[11]
In March 2023, Talukdar returned to Bangladesh's T20I squad after 8 years as he was selected to play in the series against England.[13] In the same month, he was also named in Bangladesh's ODI and T20I squad for their series against Ireland.[14] On 27 March 2023, in the 1st T20I, Rony scored his maiden half-century in international cricket in just 24 balls, recording the third fastest fifty by Bangladeshi batter in T20Is.[15] His score of 67 runs off 38 balls helped Bangladesh post 207/5, their third highest total in T20Is.[16]
