Habibul Bashar
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Test debut (cap 4) | 10 November 2000 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 22 February 2008 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 29) | 6 April 1995 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 12 May 2007 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 7 (previously 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2000–2001 | Biman Bangladesh Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2010 | Khulna Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 January 2019 |
Qazi Habibul Bashar (
Early career
In 1989, Habibul Bashar played for the Bangladesh Under-19 team in the U-19 Asia Cup. Through the 1990s he played his domestic cricket for
Keeping up with the traditional inconsistency with announcing the side, Habibul Bashar was again out of the team for Bangladesh's inaugural test. His consistent performance before the test drew the attention of the press and after heavy criticism from them he was finally included in the side. Habibul Bashar made the first fifty in the history of Bangladesh Test cricket to prove his ability.
Career story
Habibul Bashar was one of Bangladesh's leading
Habibul Bashar had a disappointing 2007 World Cup as a batsman, with an average of only 13.12 and a highest score of 32. In spite of this, Bangladesh performed relatively well. Following a 1–0 test series defeat to India, Habibul Bashar resigned as ODI captain but wanted to remain part of the ODI team. However, despite stating that he wanted to continue to be test captain, Habibul Bashar was removed from this position on 2 June 2007 and replaced by Mohammad Ashraful who also took over as ODI captain. On 14 September, he announced his retirement from international cricket. Then he became the captain of the Dhaka Warriors side in ICL.At the end of 2009 he retired from ICL and came back at the mainstream of Bangladesh cricket. He has retired from all forms of professional cricket after playing the 2009/10 season. Currently he is playing in the local weekend cricket tournament for The Josephite Warriors. Bashar was also a national Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in Bangladesh. On 20 January 2022, Habibul Bashar joined Asia Lions along with Mohammad Rafique in Legends League Cricket.
2017 Champions Trophy
Habibul Habibul Bashar set to represent Bangladesh as the brand ambassador during the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.[2]
Career milestones
Tests
Test Debut: vs
- He made his highest score of 113 in Test cricket against West Indies in 2004
- Test Centuries:
1. 108 vs
2. 108 vs Pakistan, Karachi in 2003
3. 113 vs West Indies, Gros Islet in 2004
- Bashar's most prolific form was in 2003 where he scored 801 runs with 1 century & 7 fifties, averaging 44.50
ODIs
ODI Debut: vs
- He made his highest score of 78 in ODI's against Zimbabwe in 2007
References
- ^ "Akram Khan named Bangladesh chief selector". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Habibul Bashar among eight ambassadors for Champions Trophy – CricFrenzy". CricFrenzy. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.