Sheikh Salahuddin (cricketer)

Sheikh Salahuddin Ahmed (10 February 1969 – 29 October 2013) was a Bangladeshi international cricketer.

Sheikh Salahuddin
Personal information
Full name
Sheikh Salahuddin Ahmed
Born10 February 1969 (1969-02-10)
Rajapur, Khulna, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Died29 October 2013 (2013-10-30) (aged 44)
Khulna, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 32)16 July 1997 v Pakistan
Last ODI15 October 1997 v Kenya
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 6 28 35
Runs scored 24 881 367
Batting average 12 19.15 14.11
100s/50s 0/0 0/7 0/0
Top score 12 96 43
Balls bowled 246 532 768
Wickets 4 5 16
Bowling average 62.25 46.80 44.56
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/48 1/0 4/41
Catches/stumpings 0/– 22/– 7/–
Source: CricInfo, 6 December 2023

He was born in Rajapur, Khulna, and played in six One Day Internationals (ODIs) in 1997. He continued to play first-class cricket for Khulna Division until 2006.

Salahuddin died in October 2013 from a cardiac arrest.[1] A minute of silence was held in his memory before the ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand at Dhaka later on the same day.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Salahuddin dies of cardiac arrest", espncricinfo.com, 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. ^ Match commentary

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