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Habibul Bashar
Bangladesh
Player profile
Full name Qazi Habibul Bashar
Born August 17, 1972, Nagakanda, Kushtia
Current age 35 years 324 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Biman Bangladesh, Khulna Division
Also known as Sumon
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
50 |
99 |
1 |
3026 |
113 |
30.87 |
5020 |
60.27 |
3 |
24 |
401 |
4 |
22 |
0 |
| ODIs |
111 |
105 |
5 |
2168 |
78 |
21.68 |
3586 |
60.45 |
0 |
14 |
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10 |
26 |
0 |
| First-class |
87 |
163 |
5 |
5175 |
224 |
32.75 |
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6 |
37 |
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39 |
0 |
| List A |
156 |
149 |
9 |
3418 |
83 |
24.41 |
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0 |
24 |
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33 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
50 |
9 |
282 |
217 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.61 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
111 |
6 |
175 |
142 |
1 |
1/31 |
1/31 |
142.00 |
4.86 |
175.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
87 |
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814 |
527 |
8 |
2/28 |
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65.87 |
3.88 |
101.7 |
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0 |
0 |
| List A |
156 |
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670 |
499 |
8 |
2/17 |
2/17 |
62.37 |
4.46 |
83.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10-13, 2000 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka (SBNS), Feb 22-25, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 6, 1995 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Bangladesh v India at Dhaka (SBNS), May 12, 2007 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1997/98 |
| Last First-class |
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka (SBNS), Feb 22-25, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1994/95 |
| Last List A |
Khulna Division v Sylhet Division at Khulna, Dec 18, 2007 scorecard |
Impish and impulsive, Habibul Bashar has the style and strokes of a genuine Test player. Most of his runs come from cultured drives through midwicket, and most of his dismissals from a Hilditch-style addiction to the hook. Before Bangladesh's inaugural Test, "Sumon" promised he would kick the habit, but although he made 71 and 30 he was still out hooking ... twice. He has since carried Bangladesh's flimsy middle-order hopes, and inherited the captaincy from Khaled Mahmud in January 2004. After a shaky start in Zimbabwe, he came into his own with a century in St Lucia, as Bangladesh took a first-innings lead in their first Test in the Caribbean. He missed the Champions Trophy in England with an injured thumb - overall he has underperformed in ODIs for such an attacking player - but returned to captain in England in 2005 when, lo and behold, the hook habit cut him down twice at Lord's. But he restored pride with a hard-hitting 61 to conclude a disappointing series. Habibul's greatest moment as captain came a few weeks later at Cardiff, with a convincing five-wicket win over Australia in the NatWest Series. However, normal service resumed in September in Sri Lanka, where Bangladesh were blanked in both Tests and one-dayers. That he topped the Test averages was little consolation for Habibul, who called the tour his "worst ever". But things were looking up: he made 76 (and was run out for 7) as Bangladesh ran Australia awfully close at Fatullah in April 2006. After a disappointing Champions Trophy campaign in 2006, Bashar led Bangladesh to convincing one-day series victories against Zimbabwe and Scotland.
Simon Briggs February 2007
Feb 28, 2008 |
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Habibul Bashar pulls off a sharp catch in training
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Feb 24, 2008 |
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Habibul Bashar and Mohammad Ashraful celebrate the wicket of Neil McKenzie
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Feb 21, 2008 |
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Habibul Bashar pulls at the nets
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