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Full name Khaled Mashud
Born February 8, 1976, Rajshahi
Current age 32 years 169 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Rajshahi Division
Also known as Pilot
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

1409

103*

19.04

4136

34.06

147

ODIs

126

110

1818

71*

21.90

3315

54.84

First-class

168

3773

201*

25.15

167

List A

184

160

2578

71*

20.46

147

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

ODIs

126

First-class

3.12

List A

184

11.14

Career statistics

Test debut

Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10-13, 2000 scorecard

Last Test

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Jun 25-28, 2007 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Bangladesh v India at Sharjah, Apr 5, 1995 scorecard

Last ODI

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Bogra, Dec 5, 2006 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

1997/98

Last First-class

Dhaka Division v Rajshahi Division at Dhaka (SBNS), Jan 4-7, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1994/95

Last List A

Rajshahi Division v Chittagong Division at Rajshahi, Dec 18, 2007 scorecard

A tidy, unflashy wicketkeeper, Khaled Mashud can also be a free-striking batsman whose matchwinning six against Kenya in the final of the 1997 ICC Trophy did much to raise his country's profile. But he is also capable of digging in, as shown by his stand of 93 with Aminul Islam in the inaugural Test against India in 2000-01, and, as Bangladesh's baptismal struggles continued, his doughty presence at No. 7 was often the saving grace of an innings. He is a good keeper standing up, and though he drops the odd ball off the seamers, he has been acclaimed by his coach, Dav Whatmore, as the best in Asia. Mashud - also known as "Pilot" - was saddled with the captaincy when Naimur Rahman was jettisoned after the home defeat by Zimbabwe late in 2001. However, he was powerless to halt Bangladesh's woeful run, and quit after their humiliations at the 2003 World Cup, but remained a pivotal figure in the side. His finest hour came in St Lucia in June 2004, when his unbeaten second-innings century secured Bangladesh a draw in their first Test in the Caribbean. He made an unbeaten 71 in the final match of the NatWest Series against Australia in England in 2005, but has now gone 24 Test innings without a half-century, although he did make 49 in Bangladesh's first Test win, over Zimbabwe in January 2005. Only just into his thirties, Mashud hadn't intended handing the gloves over to Mushfiqur Rahim just yet, but his hand was forced when he was omitted from the World Cup squad in 2007.
Simon Briggs (February 2007)

Dec 14, 2007

Rajshahi's Mohammad Shahzada and Khaled Mashud celebrate the wicket of Ehsanul Haque © TigerCricket.com

Nov 22, 2007

Khaled Mashud and Saqlain Sajib celebrate a wicket © TigerCricket.com

Nov 18, 2007

Rajshahi captain Khaled Mashud pulls on his way to an unbeaten 68 © TigerCricket.com

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