Nurul Hasan (cricketer)

Nurul Hasan Sohan (Bengali: কাজী নুরুল হাসান সোহান; born 21 November 1993)[2] is a Bangladeshi cricketer who represents Bangladesh on the international stage in all formats. Sohan is well known in Bangladesh for his keeping skills and great flexibility. Sohan is a wicket-keeper batter and plays as a right-handed batter lower down the order. His main role is a hard-hitting finisher. He was born in Khulna, Bangladesh. In July 2022, he was named as the captain of the Twenty20 International (T20I) team for Bangladesh's tour of Zimbabwe.[3]

Nurul Hasan Sohan
Personal information
Full name
Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan
Born (1993-11-21) 21 November 1993 (age 30)
Khulna, Bangladesh
NicknameSohan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 85)20 January 2017 v New Zealand
Last Test2 December 2023 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 120)29 December 2016 v New Zealand
Last ODI16 July 2022 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.81
T20I debut (cap 49)15 January 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I6 November 2022 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.18 (previously 81)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013Chittagong Kings
2015–16Sylhet Super Stars
2016/17–Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
2009–2016Khulna Division
2016-18Prime Bank
2019-20Chattogram Challengers
2021Minister Group Rajshahi
2022Fortune Barishal
2023Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 10 7 46 103
Runs scored 433 165 445 5,150
Batting average 24.05 82.50 16.48 37.59
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/0 11/22
Top score 64 45* 42* 182*
Balls bowled 0 36
Wickets 1
Bowling average 36.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/3
Catches/stumpings 22/8 6/4 - 269/53
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Domestic career

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Nurul has played for Sylhet Super Stars in the Bangladesh Premier League in 2015.[4][5]

In October 2015, Nurul posted his highest knock of unbeaten 182 against Dhaka Division in 2015-16 National Cricket League which helped Khulna to fightback in the match after being all out for just 117.[6]

He was the leading run-scorer for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, with 546 runs in 12 matches.[7]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Dhaka Dynamites team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[8] He captained Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in List A and Twenty20 cricket in 2017-18 and 2018–19; they won the inaugural tournament of the Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League in 2018–19.

He was the leading run-scorer for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 524 runs in 16 matches.[9] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Chattogram Challengers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[10]

International career

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Nurul made his Twenty20 International debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 15 January 2016.[11]

He was added to Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) in December 2016 as a replacement for the injured Mushfiqur Rahim, for their series against New Zealand.[12] He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh on 29 December 2016 against New Zealand.[13] He made his Test debut in the second Test against New Zealand on 20 January 2017.[14]

In December 2018, he was named as the captain of Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[15] In April 2021, he was named in the Bangladesh's preliminary squad for 2-match test series against Sri Lanka.[16]

In June 2021, he was selected to play for Bangladesh across all formats for their tour to Zimbabwe, since he had last played an international match in 2018.[17] He was originally replaced by Mushfiqur Rahim for the T20I series, after he had been one of the leading performers in the 2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League.[18]

In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Nurul Hasan | OneCricket".
  2. ^ "Nurul Hasan". cricket.com.pk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Nurul Hasan replaces Mahmudullah as Bangladesh's T20I captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Quazi Nurul Hasan Profile & Career Stats". cricwaves.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Cricket World Cup - Bangladesh Portrait Session". gettyimages.ca. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Nurul Hasan helps Khulna stay on top". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2017/18: Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2018/19 - Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  10. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh [Jan 2016], 1st T20I: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Jan 15, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Mushfiqur ruled out with hamstring injury". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Bangladesh tour of New Zealand, 2nd ODI: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Nelson, Dec 29, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Bangladesh tour of New Zealand, 2nd Test: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Christchurch, Jan 20-24, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  16. ^ "BCB announces preliminary squad for Sri Lanka Tests". The Financial Express. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Sohan returns to Bangladesh side, Shakib back for Test". BD Crictime. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  18. ^ "BCB considering Sohan for Zimbabwe tour". BD Crictime. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  19. ^ "No surprises as Bangladesh name Mahmudullah-led squad for T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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