Gazi Saghir Hossain (born 19 August 1986) is a Bangladeshi wicket-keeper batsman, who made his first-class debut in 2005 in the East Zone v Bangladesh Cricket Board XI game.[1] He is a right-handed batsman.
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| Full name | Gazi Saghir Hossain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2012 | Khulna Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Dhaka Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Dhaka Metropolis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Abahani Limited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 20 May 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
He represented Khulna Division and Dhaka Division in National Cricket League, and Dhaka Metropolis in domestic T20 cricket[2] Prior to that, he was also a part of the Bangladesh Under-19 squad.
In February 2005, he made his List A debut for Khulna Division.[3] In June 2008, he made T20 debut for Bangladesh A.[4]
Hossain has over 3500 first-class runs to his name.[5] He has also played for the Bangladesh A team and got his first breakthrough in 2009 for the tour against West Indies.[6] He has been drafted into the side several times as a reserve wicketkeeper, a back-up for Mushfiqur Rahim but has not played an international game so far.
References edit
- ^ "Full Scorecard of East Zone vs BCB XI Group B 2004/05 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Dhaka Metropolis Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Khulna Div vs Barisal Div 2004/05 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Ireland vs Bangladesh A Tour Match 2008 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Saghir Hossain Career Statistics". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Bangladesh announced squads for Windies series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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