Najmul Hossain Shanto
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BangladeshBatsman
Najmul Hossain Shanto's Batting Stats
Tests
33
ODIs
49
T20Is
49
IPL
0
Tests Runs
1766
ODIs Runs
1565
T20Is Runs
960
IPL Runs
0
Tests SR
52.36
ODIs SR
79.33
T20Is SR
108.36
IPL SR
0
Najmul Hossain Shanto's Bowling Stats
Tests
33
ODIs
49
T20Is
49
IPL
0
Tests Wkts
0
ODIs Wkts
1
T20Is Wkts
0
IPL Wkts
0
Tests SR
0.0
ODIs SR
87.0
T20Is SR
0.0
IPL SR
0.0
Najmul Hossain Shanto's Career Overview
- #T20
Last Played
vs India, 2024-10-12, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
- #Test
Last Played
vs South Africa, 2024-10-29, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
- #Odi
Last Played
vs Pakistan, 2025-02-27, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
- #Ipl
Last Played
Not played
- #Cl
Last Played
Not played
Najmul Hossain Shanto's Personal Information
Full Name
Najmul Hossain Shanto
Nick Name
Shanto
Height
-
Birth Place
Rajshahi
Date of Birth
August 25, 1998 (26 years) (August 25, 1998)
Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm offbreak
Najmul Hossain Shanto's Teams
Teams Played For
Bangladesh, Bangladesh U19, BCB Select XI, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Comilla Victorians, Bangladesh U23, Khulna Titans, Bangladesh A, Khulna Tigers, Minister Group Rajshahi, Fortune Barishal, Sylhet Strikers
Najmul Hossain Shanto's ICC Rankings
Test Batting
57 (Best: 44)
ODI Batting
23
T20 Batting
31
Test Bowling
-
ODI Bowling
-
T20 Bowling
-
Najmul Hossain Shanto's Batting Career Summary
Najmul Hossain Shanto's Bowling Career Summary
Najmul Hossain Shanto's Profile
Najmul Hossain Shanto is a Bangladeshi cricketer who began his cricket journey at the Clemon Rajshahi Cricket Academy. Shanto is a left-handed top-order batsman. He was born on 25 August 1998. He is married to Sabrin Sultana Ratna. Shanto is the captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team for Tests and ODIs and the former captain of T20 Internationals.
Najmul made history at a very young age when he struck a double-century in a one-day match at his school. Representing the Rajshahi Division he reserved his maiden first-class century in the 2015 season.
In 2016, his career kicked off when he was selected to play Under-19 World Cup. He stood out as one of the best players for Bangladesh, earning back-to-back Man of the Match against South Africa and Scotland. He smashed 259 runs, which helped Bangladesh achieve third place in the tournament. In the 2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League he made his T20 debut playing for Comilla Victorians on 8th November 2016.
The 2017-18 National Cricket League saw the highest opening partnership in the domestic first-class match in Bangladesh which involved Shanto. Playing for the Rajshahi Division, Najmul, and Mizanur Rahman scored 341 runs against Dhaka Metropolis creating history. In the 2020-21 Bagabandhu T20 Cup, he scored a century for Minister Group Rajshahi against Fortune Barishal.
Hossain became the first Bangladeshi Player to score more than 500 runs in a BPL season. In the 2022-23 Bangladesh Premier League, he was selected to play for Sylhet Strikers and won the Player of the Tournament award for his outstanding performance.
His consistent performances at the domestic level earned him a place in the Bangladesh Test squad. He made his debut in the Tests on 20 January 2017 while playing against New Zealand. In September 2018 he made his One Day International debut for Bangladesh against Afghanistan. That same year, he was selected in Bangladesh’s team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. After being dropped from the 2018 Asia Cup, he was recalled for ...