Zakir Hasan (cricketer, born 1998)

Zakir Hasan (born 1 February 1998) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for Sylhet Division. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in February 2018.[1]

Not to be confused with Zakir Hasan (cricketer, born 1972).

Zakir Hasan
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Zakir Hasan
Born (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998
Bangladesh
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 101)14 December 2022 v India
Last Test14 June 2023 v Afghanistan
Only T20I (cap 61)15 February 2018 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentSylhet Division
Career statistics
Competition Test LA T20I
Matches 3 94 1
Runs scored 257 2336 10
Batting average 42.83 28.83 10.00
100s/50s 1/2 2/16 0/0
Top score 100 124 10
Balls bowled – –
Wickets - – –
Bowling average – – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling – – –
Catches/stumpings / 55/13 0/0
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  Bangladesh
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouTeam
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Kathmandu/PokharaTeam
Source: Cricinfo, 22 December 2022

Domestic career

Zakir made his first-class debut on 18 September 2015 in the National Cricket League.[2] In December 2015, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut on 8 November 2016 playing for Chittagong Vikings in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League.[4]

In January 2018, Zakir scored 211 batting for East Zone against Central Zone, in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League, his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[5]

Bangladesh Premier League

In October 2018, Zakir was named in the squad for the Rajshahi Kings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[6]

International career

In February 2018, Zakir was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[7] He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka on 15 February 2018.[8]

In August 2018, Zakir was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup.[9]

In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[10] In November 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[11] Later the same month, he was selected to play for the Rangpur Rangers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League,[12] and he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[13] The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.[14]

On 14 December 2022, during India tour of Bangladesh, he made his Test debut against India and on 17 December he scored his maiden Test century of his career while batting in the second innings of first Test.[15][16] He became fourth Bangladesh player to score a century on test debut.[16][17]

References
  1. "Zakir Hasan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. "National Cricket League, Tier 2: Chittagong Division v Sylhet Division at Fatullah, Sep 18-21, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. "Mehedi Hasan to lead Bangladesh at U19 WC". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. "Bangladesh Premier League, 1st Match: Comilla Victorians v Chittagong Vikings at Dhaka, Nov 8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. "Zakir's double in East's record total". Daily Star (Bangladhes). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. "Bangladesh pick five uncapped players for Sri Lanka T20I". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  8. "1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Feb 15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  9. "Liton Das recalled as Bangladesh reveal preliminary squad for Asia Cup 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  10. "Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  11. "Media Release : Bangladesh squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  12. "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  13. "Media Release : Bangladesh U23 Squad for 13th South Asian Game Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  14. "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  15. "Full Scorecard of India vs Bangladesh 1st Test 2022/23 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  16. "Zakir Hasan Achieves Huge Milestone as He Hits Hundred on Test Debut Against India". Probatsman. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  17. "First in a decade for Bangladesh as Zakir Hasan makes debut Test ton". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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