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Saghir Hossain      

Full name Gazi Saghir Hossain

Born August 19, 1986, Bangladesh

Current age 23 years 96 days

Major teams Bangladesh, Bangladesh A, Bangladesh Under-19s, Khulna Division

Also known as Pavel

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 50 92 3 2184 101 24.53 1 11 147 13
List A 39 36 5 611 75* 19.70 877 69.66 0 3 42 14
Twenty20 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 8 62.50 0 0 1 0 0 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 50 94 97 3 1/9 32.33 6.19 31.3 0 0 0
List A 39 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Twenty20 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career statistics
First-class debut 2004/05
Last First-class Rajshahi Division v Khulna Division at Rajshahi, Dec 21-24, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 2004/05
Last List A Bangladesh Cricket Board XI v Zimbabweans at Fatullah, Oct 25, 2009 scorecard
Only Twenty20 Ireland v Bangladesh A at Eglinton, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard
Profile

Saghir Hossain, a wicketkeeper, won a place in the Bangladesh squad for the tour of West Indies in 2009, after playing 50 first-class games over a four-year period. He has represented the Bangladesh A side, most recently touring the British Isles in August 2008 and played for Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy on their tour of South Africa the same month. He represents Khulna Division in the National Cricket League, and was drafted into the Bangladesh squad as a back-up for the regular wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim.

Cricinfo Staff, June 2009

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Jul 24, 2009

Sahgir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain speak to the media after their return to Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 24, 2009

Sahgir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain speak to the media after their return to Bangladesh

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May 13, 2009

Saghir Hossain and Nasiruddin Faruque added 53 together for Bangladesh academy, Grameenphone-BCB Academy Cup, 2nd four-day game, Sylhet, May 13, 2009

Saghir Hossain and Nasiruddin Faruque added 53 together for Bangladesh academy

© Bangladesh Cricket Board

May 13, 2009

Saghir Hossain scored 39 in the Bangladesh academy second innings, Grameenphone-BCB Academy Cup, 2nd four-day game, Sylhet, May 13, 2009

Saghir Hossain scored 39 in the Bangladesh academy second innings

© Bangladesh Cricket Board

Country Fixtures Country Results
B'desh U19s v Pak U19s at Pallekele
Nov 29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
SL U19s v B'desh U19s at Dambulla
Nov 30 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
B'desh U19s v Pak U19s at Dambulla
Dec 3 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
SL U19s v B'desh U19s at Colombo (PSS)
Dec 6 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka (SBNS)
Jan 4 (14:30 local, 08:30 GMT)
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