Bangladesh / Players
Full name Mohammad Nafees Iqbal Khan
Born October 31, 1985, Chittagong
Current age 24 years 22 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Bangladesh Under-19s, Chittagong Division
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relation Uncle - Akram Khan, Brother - Tamim Iqbal
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | 22 | 0 | 518 | 121 | 23.54 | 1332 | 38.88 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 16 | 16 | 0 | 309 | 58 | 19.31 | 568 | 54.40 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 70 | 127 | 7 | 3694 | 153 | 30.78 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 66 | 65 | 4 | 1506 | 137* | 24.68 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 70 | 61 | 33 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.24 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 6.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Bangladesh v New Zealand at Dhaka, Oct 19-22, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Test | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Bogra, Mar 8-11, 2006 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Bangladesh v England at Chittagong (MAA), Nov 7, 2003 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v Bangladesh at Cardiff, Jun 18, 2005 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2000/01 |
| Last First-class | Chittagong Division v Barisal Division at Chittagong (ZACS), Dec 14-17, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2000/01 |
| Last List A | Bangladesh Cricket Board XI v Zimbabweans at Fatullah, Oct 25, 2009 scorecard |
A young, crowd-pleasing opener, Nafees Iqbal is not one of nature's shrinking violets. A nephew of Bangladesh's larger-than-life former captain Akram Khan, Nafees shot to prominence in the second warm-up match of England's inaugural tour in 2003-04. After slapping a giddy century for Bangladesh A in Dhaka, he dismissed England's spinners as "ordinary", an assessment that attracted more column inches than the innings itself. Had he not been about to lead Bangladesh's Under-19 team in Pakistan, he might have had the opportunity to expand on that statement in the subsequent Test series. Instead, he waited for a late summons to the one-day squad, and made his debut in front of his home fans at Chittagong. His Test debut followed the following year, and in January 2005 he produced his maiden hundred, an invaluable match-saving 121 against Zimbabwe at Dhaka, which secured Bangladesh their maiden series victory, after making 56 in the historic win at Chittagong. Indifferent form after that cost Nafees his place, and he did not feature in the Tests against Australia in April 2006: he had lost his one-day place nearly a year before, after a poor start to the NatWest Series in England.
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Nov 28, 2007
Nafees Iqbal square-cuts during his unbeaten 118
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Nov 28, 2007
Nafees Iqbal kisses the pitch after reaching his century
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Mar 10, 2006
Lasith Malinga successfully appeals against Nafees Iqbal
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