Full name Mohammad Sharif
Born December 12, 1983, Narayanganj, Dhaka
Current age 25 years 345 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Biman Bangladesh, Dhaka Division, Dhaka Warriors
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 6 ft 5 in
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 20 | 3 | 122 | 24* | 7.17 | 282 | 43.26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| ODIs | 9 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 13* | 13.25 | 102 | 51.96 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 60 | 100 | 20 | 1222 | 75* | 15.27 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 49 | 38 | 7 | 340 | 52 | 10.96 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 11 | 1651 | 1106 | 14 | 4/98 | 4/98 | 79.00 | 4.01 | 117.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 9 | 9 | 499 | 424 | 10 | 3/40 | 3/40 | 42.40 | 5.09 | 49.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 60 | 10053 | 5500 | 189 | 6/31 | 29.10 | 3.28 | 53.1 | 9 | 3 | |||
| List A | 49 | 2410 | 1843 | 84 | 5/21 | 5/21 | 21.94 | 4.58 | 28.6 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Test debut | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, Apr 19-22, 2001 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), Jul 3-5, 2007 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, Apr 7, 2001 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, Feb 9, 2007 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2000/01 |
| Last First-class | Dhaka Division v Rajshahi Division at Dhaka (SBNS), Jan 4-7, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2000/01 |
| Last List A | Dhaka Division v Rajshahi Division at Dhaka (SBNS), Jan 8, 2008 scorecard |
Tall, lanky, and genuinely quick, Mohammad Sharif forced his way into the national side in 2001 as a 17-year-old on the back of impressive performances in the National League He can deliver reverse-swing, the most hostile of all and knows how to move the ball at both directions. Side by side, Sharif is a handy right-handed lower order hard-hitter batsman. As a fielder he looks jaunty too.
After a reasonable start to his international career, he lost his place in 2002 and thenbroke down with a niggling groin injury shortly after the 2003 World Cup which required a series of operations in India and Australia. His comeback, which only started after a nine-month lay-off, was slow. He finally returned to the national side when picked for the tour of Zimbabwe, almost four years after his last appearance. He risked his future with Bangladesh when he joined the exodus to the rebel ICL in 2008. He was subsequently handed a 10-year ban by the BCB but he quit the league the following year.
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