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Bangladesh

Full name Mehrab Hossain

Born September 22, 1978, Dhaka

Current age 30 years 290 days

Major teams Bangladesh, Dhaka Division, Dhaka Metropolis

Also known as Opee

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Mehrab Hossain
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 9 18 0 241 71 13.38 738 32.65 0 1 26 0 6 0
ODIs 18 18 0 449 101 24.94 763 58.84 1 2 48 3 6 0
First-class 58 99 2 2805 169 28.91 5 13 38 0
List A 69 66 2 1583 155* 24.73 2 8 22 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 9 1 12 5 0 - - - 2.50 - 0 0 0
ODIs 18 3 30 42 0 - - - 8.40 - 0 0 0
First-class 58 1121 620 19 2/6 32.63 3.31 59.0 0 0
List A 69 721 533 21 5/19 5/19 25.38 4.43 34.3 0 1 0
Career statistics
Test debut Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10-13, 2000 scorecard
Last Test Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, May 1-4, 2003 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut India v Bangladesh at Mohali, May 14, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, Apr 17, 2003 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 1997/98
Last List A Dhaka Division v Barisal Division at Fatullah, Jan 19, 2009 scorecard
Profile

Wisden overview
In the Meril Challenge Cup of April 1999, Mehrab became the first Bangladeshi to hit an international hundred, taking a stylish 101 off Zimbabwe. His 64 against West Indies the following month was also his country's first World Cup half-century. A small, light-footed opener, Mehrab has been viewed as the most complete technician in the side, though his front-foot bias has proved a problem at Test level. Records must run in the family: Azhar Hossain, Mehrab's uncle, scored Bangladesh's first one-day fifty. Mehrab's prospects for further glories were dented in 2004, however, when he was banned from cricket for a year after breaching the terms of his contract in a domestic competition. Simon Briggs

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Jan 11, 2002

Glorious cover drive by Mehrab at the bowling of Abdur Razzak

Mehrab in his own style

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Jan 8, 2002

Mehrab taking shots on the net

Mehrab taking shot

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Apr 29, 2001

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2nd Test Match, , Harare Sports Club, 26-30 April 2001

Grant Flower cuts as keeper Mehrab Hossain watches

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Country Fixtures Country Results
West Indies v Bangladesh at Kingstown - Jul 9-13
Bangladesh 42/0
Eng U19s v B'desh U19s at Derby
Jul 12-15 (11:00 local, 10:00 GMT)
West Indies v Bangladesh at St George's
Jul 17-21 (10:00 local, 14:00 GMT)
Eng U19s v B'desh U19s at Leicester
Jul 18 (10:45 local, 09:45 GMT)
Eng U19s v B'desh U19s at Leicester
Jul 19 (10:45 local, 09:45 GMT)
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