Saghir Hossain

Gazi Saghir Hossain (born 19 August 1986) is a Bangladeshi wicket-keeper batsman, who made his first-class debut in 2005 in the East Zone v Bangladesh Cricket Board XI game.[1] He is a right-handed batsman.

Saghir Hossain
Personal information
Full name
Gazi Saghir Hossain
Born19 August 1986
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2012Khulna Division
2014–2016Dhaka Division
2008–2013Dhaka Metropolis
2007–2011Abahani Limited
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 99 79 16
Runs scored 3900 1097 67
Batting average 24.52 18.28 8.37
100s/50s 2/17 0/6 0/0
Top score 114 75* 21
Balls bowled 114 – –
Wickets 4 – –
Bowling average 28.00 – –
5 wickets in innings 0 – –
10 wickets in match 0 – –
Best bowling 1/9 – –
Catches/stumpings 249/36 60/24 6/7
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 20 May 2022

Career

He represented Khulna Division and Dhaka Division in National Cricket League, and Dhaka Metropolis in domestic T20 cricket[2] Prior to that, he was also a part of the Bangladesh Under-19 squad.

In February 2005, he made his List A debut for Khulna Division.[3] In June 2008, he made T20 debut for Bangladesh A.[4]

Hossain has over 3500 first-class runs to his name.[5] He has also played for the Bangladesh A team and got his first breakthrough in 2009 for the tour against West Indies.[6] He has been drafted into the side several times as a reserve wicketkeeper, a back-up for Mushfiqur Rahim but has not played an international game so far.

References
  1. "Full Scorecard of East Zone vs BCB XI Group B 2004/05 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. "Dhaka Metropolis Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. "Full Scorecard of Khulna Div vs Barisal Div 2004/05 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. "Full Scorecard of Ireland vs Bangladesh A Tour Match 2008 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. "Saghir Hossain Career Statistics". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. "Bangladesh announced squads for Windies series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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