Khondokar Mohammad Rajin Saleh Alam (Bengali: খন্দকার মোহাম্মদ রাজিন সালেহ আলম) (born November 20, 1983) is a Bangladeshi former cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He was recognised for his outstanding fielding attributes and was one of the best fielders of his generation. He was also a member of the national 2006 ICC Champions Trophy and 2007 Cricket World Cup squads. In November 2018, he announced his retirement from first-class cricket.[1]

Rajin Saleh
Personal information
Full name
Khondokar Mohammad Rajin Saleh Alam
Born (1983-11-20) 20 November 1983 (age 40)
Sylhet, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleBatsman
RelationsSayem Alam (brother)
Nasirul Alam (brother)
Rezaul Haque (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 33)20 August 2003 v Pakistan
Last Test25 October 2008 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 67)9 September 2003 v Pakistan
Last ODI13 October 2006 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.35
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 24 43 148 140
Runs scored 1141 1,005 8,481 3,153
Batting average 25.93 23.92 36.08 24.63
100s/50s 0/7 1/6 18/44 5/14
Top score 89 108* 201* 108*
Balls bowled 438 539 1,563 1,470
Wickets 2 15 9 38
Bowling average 134.00 30.60 104.66 32.92
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/9 4/16 2/44 4/16
Catches/stumpings 13/– 9/– 128/– 44/–
Source: CricInfo, 12 March 2023

International career edit

He was the twelfth man of the inaugural Test that Bangladesh played against India on November 10, 2000. He then spent three years out of the national squad. He made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2003 when they made a trip to that country. He also made his ODI debut in that same series. During and after that series he proved himself to be one of the regular members of the national team. In 2004 ICC Champions Trophy he captained the side in the absence of the injured Habibul Bashar. He also made an unbeaten knock of 108 against Kenya to become the third Bangladeshi batsman to score a century in One-day Internationals.

References edit

  1. ^ "Rajin Saleh retires from first-class cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
Preceded by Bangladesh national cricket captain
2004
Succeeded by