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'''Azhar Hossain''' (born March 15, 1964 in [[Dhaka]]) is a former [[Bangladesh]]i [[cricket]]er who played in 7 [[One Day International|ODI]]s from 1988 to 1990. Though, in and out of the national squad, Azhar was still a very dominant figure in domestic cricket arena throughout the 80's. The highlight of his international career was his 54 against [[NZ]] at [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] in 1990.<ref>[http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65820.html Cricinfo Scorecard](1990-04-28) (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)</ref> That is the first 50 scored by a Bangladeshi in [[One Day International|ODI]]. Later on, in 1999, his nephew [[Mehrab Hossain]] became the first Bangladeshi to score a century in ODI (at [[Dhaka]] against [[Zimbabwe]]).<ref>[http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66223.html Cricinfo Scorecard] (1999-03-25) (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)</ref> An opening batsman, He also picked up 4 wickets in ODIs bowling gentle off-breaks.<ref>[http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/56229.html Cricinfo Player Page : Azhar Hossain] (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)</ref> |
'''Azhar Hossain''' (born March 15, 1964 in [[Dhaka]]) is a former [[Bangladesh]]i [[cricket]]er who played in 7 [[One Day International|ODI]]s from 1988 to 1990. Though, in and out of the national squad, Azhar was still a very dominant figure in domestic cricket arena throughout the 80's. The highlight of his international career was his 54 against [[NZ]] at [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] in 1990.<ref>[http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65820.html Cricinfo Scorecard](1990-04-28) (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)</ref> That is the first 50 scored by a Bangladeshi in [[One Day International|ODI]]. Later on, in 1999, his nephew [[Mehrab Hossain]] became the first Bangladeshi to score a century in ODI (at [[Dhaka]] against [[Zimbabwe]]).<ref>[http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66223.html Cricinfo Scorecard] (1999-03-25) (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)</ref> An opening batsman, He also picked up 4 wickets in ODIs bowling gentle off-breaks.<ref>[http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/56229.html Cricinfo Player Page : Azhar Hossain] (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)</ref> |
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| Nickname | Shantoo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Azhar Hossain (born March 15, 1964 in Dhaka) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 7 ODIs from 1988 to 1990. Though, in and out of the national squad, Azhar was still a very dominant figure in domestic cricket arena throughout the 80's. The highlight of his international career was his 54 against NZ at Sharjah in 1990.[1] That is the first 50 scored by a Bangladeshi in ODI. Later on, in 1999, his nephew Mehrab Hossain became the first Bangladeshi to score a century in ODI (at Dhaka against Zimbabwe).[2] An opening batsman, He also picked up 4 wickets in ODIs bowling gentle off-breaks.[3]
In ICC trophy
Azhar represented Bangladesh in the 1990 ICC Trophy in Netherlands.He scored 83 runs with the bat in 7 innings, with a highest of 28 against the Netherlands. With the ball, he took 7 wickets for 285 runs, with his best figures,2/24 against Bermuda.[4]
References
- ^ Cricinfo Scorecard(1990-04-28) (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)
- ^ Cricinfo Scorecard (1999-03-25) (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)
- ^ Cricinfo Player Page : Azhar Hossain (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)
- ^ Bangladesh in ICC Trophy 1990, Netherlands BanglaCricket (Retrieved on 2008-07-12)
External links
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