Shafiul Islam

Shafiul Islam
Shafiul Islam in 2010
Personal information
Full name
Shafiul Islam Suhas
Born (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 35)
Bogura, Bangladesh
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 57)17 January 2010 v India
Last Test28 September 2017 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 96)4 January 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI3 March 2020 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 25)3 February 2010 v New Zealand
Last T20I9 March 2020 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006/07–presentRajshahi Division
2012Khulna Royal Bengal
2013Barisal Burners
2016–presentKhulna Titans
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 9 59 11 43
Runs scored 185 129 18 639
Batting average 11.56 5.86 6.00 13.31
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1
Top score 53 24* 16 53
Balls bowled 1,470 2,486 220 6,166
Wickets 15 69 8 101
Bowling average 53.40 35.55 34.37 31.45
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/67 4/21 2/19 6/39
Catches/stumpings 2/– 8/– 1/– 12/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 9 March 2020

Shafiul Islam Suhas (Bengali: শফিউল ইসলাম সুহাস; born: 6 October 1989) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Shafiul has played for Rajshahi Division since 2006.

Domestic career

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The Bangladesh Cricket Board founded the six-team Bangladesh Premier League in 2012, a twenty20 tournament to be held in February 2011.[1] An auction was held for teams to buy players,[2] and Shafiul was bought by the Khulna Royal Bengal for $65,000.[3] He was the team's fourth-highest wicket-taker with five wickets from seven matches.[4] In April the BCB upgraded Shafiul' central contract from grade C to grade B.[5]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Agrani Bank Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, with 24 dismissals in 13 matches.[6]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Rangpur Riders team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[7]

In March 2019, bowling for Mohammedan Sporting Club against Gazi Group Cricketers in the opening round of the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Shafiul took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[8] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[9]

International career

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Shafiul received his first international call-up when he selected for Bangladesh's squad for a tri-series with India and Sri Lanka in January 2010. He was the only player in Bangladesh's squad with no prior international experience, but his selection was based on his performance in Bangladesh's domestic league.[10]

He made his One Day International debut on 4 January 2010 against Sri Lanka. He opened the bowling with Rubel Hossain and conceded 39 runs from 5 over. He managed to take one wicket, that of Kumar Sangakkara who was caught behind for 74.[11] After taking a wicket in each of his first two ODI matches against, he was named in a 14-man Test squad to play India later that month.[12] He made his Test debut on 17 January and opened the bowling with Shahadat Hossain; India won by 113 runs and Shafiul's maiden wicket was that of Gautam Gambhir.[13]

In the space of a month, Shafiul twice conceded more than 90 runs in an ODI, first against Pakistan in June 2010 and then against England in July. Consequently, he holds the record for most and second-most expensive bowling figures by a Bangladesh player in ODIs.[14]

Bangladesh hosted the 2011 World Cup in February, March, and April along with India and Sri Lanka. Shafiul was selected in Bangladesh's 15-man squad. On 11 March, Shafiul shared in a 58-run partnership for the ninth wicket to help Bangladesh to victory over England by two wickets.[15] After the match, Bangladesh fans chanted "Bangladesh, Bangladesh  Shafiul is the real hero".[16] After the match, Shafiul and Mahmudullah were given 1 million taka for their match-winning partnership.[17] Imrul Kayes was named man of the match, although he opined that "The last match Man-of-the-Match award was given to me but I did not deserve it. It was Shafiul who should have got it."[18] The captain, Shakib Al Hasan praised Shafiul's performance and his bowling in the following match against the Netherlands.[18] A foot injury meant Shafiul missed both the Tests against the West Indies in November 2011.[19]

In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[20]

Playing style

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Champaka Ramanayake, Bangladesh's bowling coach when Shafiul started playing for the team, commented that "Shafiul has lot of skill; has a very good slow bouncer and can bowl the yorker also. He has to be given enough chances to shine and we are very confident that he will come through".[21] He generally bowls at the same length, and the national selectors feel that he needs to vary his bowling more to be effective at Test level.[22]

References

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  1. ^ Engineer, Tariq (28 December 2011), Bangladesh Premier League to begin on 9 February, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 20 January 2012
  2. ^ Isam, Mohammad (19 January 2012), Afridi and Gayle fetch highest BPL prices, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 20 January 2012
  3. ^ Bangladesh Premier League: players standing after auction (PDF), ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 20 January 2012
  4. ^ Bangladesh Premier League, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 22 March 2012
  5. ^ Ashraful chopped from central contracts list, ESPNcricinfo, 1 April 2012, retrieved 3 April 2012
  6. ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2017/18: Agrani Bank Cricket Club". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Shafiul guides Mohammedan to win with career-best bowling". United News of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  9. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. ^ Cricinfo staff (31 December 2009), Mashrafe Mortaza not picked for tri-series, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 2 January 2010
  11. ^ Balachandran, Kanishkaa (4 January 2010), Tillakaratne Dilshan masterminds easy victory, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 13 January 2010
  12. ^ Shahriar Nafees And Shafiul Islam Make Test Squad, Cricketworld.com, 11 January 2010, archived from the original on 7 March 2012, retrieved 12 January 2010
  13. ^ f52213 t1949 Bangladesh v India: India in Bangladesh 2009/10 (1st Test), CricketArchive, retrieved 22 March 2012
  14. ^ Records / Bangladesh / One-Day Internationals / Most runs conceded in an innings, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 22 March 2012
  15. ^ Miller, Andrew (11 March 2011), Shafiul stars as Bangladesh seal thriller, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 15 March 2011
  16. ^ Cricket World Cup: Bangladeshis toast win over England, BBC Sport, 12 March 2011, retrieved 15 March 2011
  17. ^ Monga, Sidharth (14 March 2011), Shakib hails Shafiul as key, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 15 March 2011
  18. ^ a b Monga, Sidharth (14 March 2011), Shakib hails Shafiul as key, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 15 March 2011
  19. ^ Razzak dropped for West Indies Tests; Shafiul injured, ESPNcricinfo, 18 October 2011, retrieved 26 December 2011
  20. ^ "Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  21. ^ Veera, Sriram (11 January 2010), Struggling Bangladesh seamers face the heat, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 13 January 2010
  22. ^ Mohammad, Isam (23 December 2011), Bangladesh doomed by paucity of first-class cricket, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 26 December 2011
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