Mehrab Hossain (cricketer, born 1987)

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This article is about the younger Bangladeshi cricketer. For the older Bangladeshi cricketer, see Mehrab Hossain (cricketer, born 1978).
Mehrab Hossain
Personal information
Full name
Mehrab Hossain
Born (1987-07-08) 8 July 1987 (age 36)
Rajshahi, Bangladesh[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 47)3 July 2007 v Sri Lanka
Last Test3 January 2009 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 83)13 October 2006 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI18 August 2009 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 20)5 November 2008 v South Africa
Last T20I2 August 2009 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2011Dhaka Division
2011–presentDhaka Metropolis
2011Dhaka Gladiators (squad no. Chittagong Kings)
2012
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 7 18 40 52
Runs scored 243 276 2,084 1,070
Batting average 20.25 17.25 32.06 23.26
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 4/9 0/6
Top score 83 54 196 65*
Balls bowled 407 253 3,042 1,495
Wickets 4 4 41 36
Bowling average 70.25 53.50 42.75 31.19
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 2/29 2/30 6/80 4/37
Catches/stumpings 2/– 7/– 20/– 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 31 October 2009

Mehrab Hossain (Bengali: মেহরাব হোসেন; born 8 July 1987) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who came through successfully through the age groups of the country. He was a member of the U-19 Bangladesh National Cricket Team of the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup. He was called in the national team for the first time at the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy and played his first ODI match against Zimbabwe.[2] He is a left-handed middle order batsman and slow left arm bowler. He represented Bangladesh in 12 U19 ODI matches, taking 16 wickets and scoring 213 runs. In May 2007, he was picked for the Bangladesh Test squad for the first time, for India's tour of the country.

After dropping off from the national team, Hossain played in the domestic league for Dhaka Metropolis, Dhaka Gladiators and Chittagong Kings.[3]

Hossain migrated to Canada after retiring from playing professional cricket. In September 2023, he joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the Niagara Regional Police Service as a police officer.[3][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mehrab Hossain JNR profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
  2. ^ a b "Former Bangladesh cricketer Mehrab jnr joins Canada police". The Daily Star. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  3. ^ a b "Ex-Bangladesh cricketer Mehrab jnr now a Canadian police officer". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-09-09.

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