For the Bangladesh Test and ODI cricketer, born in 1987, see Mohammad Nazmul Hossain. For the Dhaka Division and Sylhet Division cricketer, born in 1987, see Nazmul Hossain Milon.
Najmul Hossain Shanto
Personal information
Full name
Najmul Hossain Shanto
Born
(1998-08-25) 25 August 1998 (age 25) Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off break
Role
Top-order batter
International information
National side
Bangladesh (2017–present)
Test debut (cap 84)
20 January 2017 v New Zealand
Last Test
14 June 2023 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 127)
20 September 2018 v Afghanistan
Last ODI
31 October 2023 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.
99
T20I debut (cap 66)
18 September 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I
25 June 2024 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.
99
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2015
Kalabagan
2016–2017
Comilla Victorians
2017–2018
Rajshahi Division
2020-present
Abahani Limited
2023
Sylhet Strikers
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
T20I
FC
Matches
25
42
28
71
Runs scored
1449
1202
602
4664
Batting average
30.82
30.82
26.17
39.52
100s/50s
5/3
3/9
0/3
13/20
Top score
163
122*
71
253*
Balls bowled
112
80
18
635
Wickets
0
1
0
7
Bowling average
–
75.00
–
58.14
5 wickets in innings
0
0
0
0
10 wickets in match
–
0
0
0
Best bowling
0/0
1/10
–/–
2/44
Catches/stumpings
19/–
12/–
21/0
47/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 December 2023
Medal record
Representing Bangladesh
Men's Cricket
South Asian Games
2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara
Team
Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bengali: নাজমুল হোসেন শান্ত; born 25 August 1998)[2] is a Bangladeshi cricketer and currently captain of the men's national team in all formats.[3][4]
He is the second Bangladeshi to score a century in domestic Twenty20s after Sabbir Rahman.
In December 2015, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] He was also selected for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and scored the most runs (180 runs in 5 matches) for Bangladesh cricket team.[6]
^Najmul Hossain Shanto’s profile on Sportskeeda
^"Najmul Hossain Shanto". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^"BREAKING: Najmul Hossain Shanto has been appointed Bangladesh men's captain for all three formats 🇧🇩". ESPNcricinfo. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^"সাকিব বাদ, তিন ফরম্যাটে বাংলাদেশের অধিনায়ক শান্ত". দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^"Mehedi Hasan to lead Bangladesh at U19 WC". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^"Most Wickets | Men's T20 World Cup 2022". www.t20worldcup.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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NajmulHossainShanto (Bengali: নাজমুল হোসেন শান্ত; born 25 August 1998) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and currently captain of the men's national team in...
after he was declared fit on 2 September 2023. On 5 September 2023, NajmulHossainShanto was ruled out of Bangladesh squad for rest of the tournament after...
Test struggles for significance". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2023. "Shanto, bowlers shine as Bangladesh create history in Dhaka". Cricbuzz. Retrieved...
Bangladesh chased down the 280 run target on board with the help of NajmulHossainShanto 90 run in 101 balls. Bangladesh won the match by 3 wickets. Which...
Mushfiqur Rahim was struck in the face while keeping wicket to spinner Faisal Hossain. An x-ray revealed no fractures, however as a precaution he was rested...
from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018. "Nazmul Hossain Apu replaces Shakib Al Hasan in squad for first T20I". Sport24. Retrieved...
(20 overs) v Australia 100/2 (11.2 overs) NajmulHossainShanto 41 (36) Pat Cummins 3/29 (4 overs) David Warner 53* (35) Rishad Hossain 2/23 (3 overs)...
ODIs. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat. Abu Hider and NajmulHossainShanto (Ban) both made their ODI debuts. In the penultimate round of Super...
Australia Pat Cummins (Test, ODI) Mitchell Marsh (T20I) Bangladesh NajmulHossainShanto England Ben Stokes (Test) Jos Buttler (ODI, T20I) India Rohit Sharma...
the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), along with Farhad Reza and Mehrab Hossain Jr. This increased the number of players with central contracts and under...
for World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2019. "Shakib, Jayed, Hossain in Bangladesh squad for World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved...
fastest bowler that Bangladesh had produced, before the arrival of Rubel Hossain. Mashrafe uses his aggressive bowling to challenge batsmen. Although a...
May NajmulHossainShanto Sikandar Raza Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Bangladesh by 8 wickets T20I 2589 5 May NajmulHossainShanto Sikandar...
Rashid with an overall career average of 14.42 runs per wicket. Al-Amin Hossain with an average of 16.98 is the highest ranked Bangladeshi bowler. A bowler's...
Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman and Soumya Sarkar replaced Parvez Hossain Emon, Afif Hossain and Shoriful Islam in Bangladesh's squad. Bangladesh won the toss...
At the draft, Sylhet signed the likes of Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Afif Hossain and Alok Kapali from the domestic category. Their international...
Australia Pat Cummins (Test, ODI) Mitchell Marsh (T20I) Bangladesh NajmulHossainShanto England Ben Stokes (Test) Jos Buttler (ODI, T20I) India Rohit Sharma...
6 October 2017 scoring 143 off 186 balls before being bowled by Rubel Hossain. In October 2017, Markram was added to South Africa's One Day International...
Australia Pat Cummins (Test, ODI) Mitchell Marsh (T20I) Bangladesh NajmulHossainShanto England Ben Stokes (Test) Jos Buttler (ODI, T20I) India Rohit Sharma...
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