Abu Jayed

Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi (Bengali: আবু জায়েদ চৌধুরী রাহী; born 2 August 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for Sylhet Division. His ability to swing the ball is regarded as the best in Bangladesh. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in February 2018.[1] In April 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, despite being uncapped in an ODI match.[2] He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh the following month, against the West Indies.

Abu Jayed
Rahi in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi
Born (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993
Sylhet, Bangladesh
NicknameRahi
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 88)4 July 2018 v Pakistan
Last Test26 November 2021 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 131)13 May 2019 v West Indies
Last ODI15 May 2019 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 62)18 February 2018 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I7 June 2018 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012Sylhet Division
2020Fortune Barishal
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20
Matches 9 2 3
Runs scored 27 - 3
Batting average 2.70 - 1.50
100s/50s 0/0 - 0/0
Top score 7* - 2
Balls bowled 1,370 108 66
Wickets 24 5 4
Bowling average 31.29 20.80 26.50
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/71 5/58 2/27
Catches/stumpings 1/– 18/– 10/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 November 2021

Domestic career

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 National Cricket League tournament, with 29 dismissals.[3]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Chittagong Vikings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[4] He was the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with eighteen dismissals in thirteen matches.[5] He was also the leading wicket-taker for East Zone in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League, with twenty dismissals in five matches.[6] In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.[7] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rajshahi Royals in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[8]

International career

In February 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[9] He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka on 18 February 2018.[10] In June 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[11] He made his Test debut for Bangladesh against the West Indies on 4 July 2018.[12]

In August 2018, he was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup.[13]

In April 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[14][15] On 13 May 2019, he made his ODI debut for Bangladesh, against the West Indies, in the fifth match of the tri-series in Ireland.[16] In Bangladesh's next match of the tri-series, and Jayed's second ODI, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs, with five wickets for 58 runs against Ireland.[17]

Personal life

On 8 July 2020 Abu Jayed married Dr Touhida Akter Juha at his hometown Sylhet.[18] Due to COVID-19 pandemic situation, they couldn't arrange a big ceremony.

Teams Played

Bangladesh U19, Rangpur Riders, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Dhaka Dynamites, Bangladesh, Khulna Titans, Chittagong Vikings, Bangladesh A, Rajshahi Royals, Fortune Barishal.[19]

References

  1. "Abu Jayed". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. "Abu Jayed, Mosaddek picked for Bangladesh World Cup squad". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. "National Cricket League, 2016/17: Records Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. "Bangladesh Premier League, 2018/19: Chittagong Vikings: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. "Bangladesh Cricket League, 2018/19 - East Zone (Bangladesh): Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. "Mohammad Naim, Yeasin Arafat, Saif Hassan - A look into Bangladesh's future". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  9. "Bangladesh pick five uncapped players for Sri Lanka T20I". ESPNcricinfo. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  10. "2nd T20I (N), Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Feb 18 2018". ESPNcricinfo. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  11. "Abu Jayed picked for WI Tests; Mustafizur among standbys". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  12. "1st Test, Bangladesh tour of West Indies and United States of America at North Sound, Jul 4-8 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  13. "Liton Das recalled as Bangladesh reveal preliminary squad for Asia Cup 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  14. "Bangladesh pick ODI newbie Abu Jayed for World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  15. "Shakib, Jayed, Hossain in Bangladesh squad for World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  16. "5th Match, Ireland Tri-Nation Series at Dublin, May 13 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  17. "Tri-Nation Series: Abu Jayed bags 5 wkts as Ireland post 292 against Tigers". United News of Bangladesh. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  18. "Somoy Tv News".
  19. "Abu Jayed". Shamim Nesco. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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