Najmul Hossain Shanto
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Full name | Najmul Hossain Shanto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rajshahi, Bangladesh | 25 August 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Top-order Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 84) | 20 January 2017 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 3 February 2021 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 127) | 20 September 2018 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 25 January 2021 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 66) | 18 September 2019 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 21 September 2019 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015-present | Kalabagan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 February 2021 |
Najmul Hossain Shanto (born 25 August 1998) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.[1] In December 2015 he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]
Domestic career
He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut on 8 November 2016 playing for Comilla Victorians in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League.[3]
In December 2017, he and Mizanur Rahman, batting for Rajshahi Division against Dhaka Metropolis in the 2017–18 National Cricket League, made the highest opening partnership in a domestic first-class match in Bangladesh, scoring 341 runs.[4]
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, with 749 runs in 16 matches.[5]
In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Khulna Titans team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[6] In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.[7] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[8]
On 8 December 2020, in the 2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup, Najmul scored a century for Minister Group Rajshahi against Fortune Barishal.[9]
International career
In November 2016, he was named in a 22-man preparatory squad to train in Australia, ahead of Bangladesh's tour to New Zealand.[10] In January 2017 he was added to Bangladesh's Test squad ahead of the second Test against New Zealand.[11] He made his Test debut in the second Test against New Zealand on 20 January 2017.[12]
In August 2018, he was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup.[13] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Bangladesh against Afghanistan on 20 September 2018.[14]
In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[15] After being dropped from the team since 2018 Asia Cup, he was again recalled for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series.[16] He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh, against Zimbabwe, on 18 September 2019.[17]
In November 2019, he was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[18] Later the same month, he was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[19] The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.[20]
References
- ^ "Najmul Hossain Shanto". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Mehedi Hasan to lead Bangladesh at U19 WC". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Bangladesh Premier League, 1st Match: Comilla Victorians v Chittagong Vikings at Dhaka, Nov 8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Nazmul, Mizanur craft record stand". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2017/18: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Mohammad Naim, Yeasin Arafat, Saif Hassan - A look into Bangladesh's future". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Parvez Hossain Emon's 100, Rabbi's hat-trick, Tamim's fifty hand Barishal win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh include Mustafizur in preparatory squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Mushfiqur, Kayes and Mominul ruled out of crunch Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh tour of New Zealand, 2nd Test: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Christchurch, Jan 20-24, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Liton Das recalled as Bangladesh reveal preliminary squad for Asia Cup 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "6th Match, Group B, Asia Cup at Abu Dhabi, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh include uncapped Mohammad Naim, Aminul Islam for next two T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "4th Match (N), Bangladesh Twenty20 Tri-Series at Chattogram, Sep 18 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Media Release : Bangladesh squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Media Release : Bangladesh U23 Squad for 13th South Asian Game Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
External links
- Najmul Hossain Shanto at ESPNcricinfo
- Najmul Hossain Shanto at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Bangladeshi cricketers
- Bangladesh Test cricketers
- Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
- Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers
- People from Rajshahi District
- Abahani Limited cricketers
- Kala Bagan Cricket Academy cricketers
- Bangladesh North Zone cricketers
- Rajshahi Division cricketers
- Bangladesh under-19 cricketers
- Comilla Victorians cricketers
- Khulna Titans cricketers
- South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh
- South Asian Games medalists in cricket