Mehrab Hossain (cricketer, born 1987)

Mehrab Hossain (Bengali: মেহরাব হোসেন) (born July 8, 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who came through successfully through the age groups of the country. He was a member of the U-19 Bangladesh National Cricket Team of the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup and was called in the national team for the first time at the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and slow left arm bowler. He represented Bangladesh in 12 U19 ODI matches, taking 16 wickets and scoring 213 runs. In May 2007 he was picked for the Bangladesh Test squad for the first time, for India's tour of the country.

This article is about the younger Bangladeshi cricketer. For the older Bangladeshi cricketer, see Mehrab Hossain (cricketer, born 1978).

Mehrab Hossain

Personal information
Full name	Mehrab Hossain
Born	(1987-07-08) 8 July 1987 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Bangladesh
Test debut (cap 47)	3 July 2007 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	3 January 2009 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 82)	13 October 2006 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	18 August 2009 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–2011	Dhaka Division
2011–present	Dhaka Metropolis
2011	Dhaka Gladiators (squad no. Chittagong Kings)
	2012
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List A Matches 7 18 40 52 Runs scored 243 276 2,084 1,070 Batting average 20.25 17.25 32.06 23.26 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 4/9 0/6 Top score 83 54 196 65* Balls bowled 407 253 3,042 1,495 Wickets 4 4 41 36 Bowling average 70.25 53.50 42.75 31.19 5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0 Best bowling 2/29 2/30 6/80 4/37 Catches/stumpings 2/– 7/– 20/– 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 31 October 2009

External links

• Mehrab Hossain at ESPNcricinfo
• Mehrab Hossain at CricketArchive (subscription required)