Full name Khaled Mashud
Born February 8, 1976, Rajshahi
Current age 32 years 210 days
Major teams Bangladesh,Rajshahi Division
Also known as Pilot
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
44
84
10
1409
103*
19.04
4136
34.06
1
3
147
1
78
9
ODIs
126
110
27
1818
71*
21.90
3315
54.84
0
7
91
35
First-class
95
168
18
3773
201*
25.15
3
17
167
18
List A
184
160
34
2578
71*
20.46
0
10
147
49
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
44
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
126
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
95
50
26
0
-
-
-
3.12
-
0
0
0
List A
184
7
13
0
-
-
-
11.14
-
0
0
0
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
Profile
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)
