Full name Qazi Habibul Bashar
Born August 17, 1972, Nagakanda, Kushtia
Current age 35 years 274 days
Major teams Bangladesh,Biman Bangladesh
Also known as Sumon
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
50
99
1
3026
113
30.87
5020
60.27
3
24
401
4
22
0
ODIs
111
105
5
2168
78
21.68
3586
60.45
0
14
10
26
0
First-class
87
163
5
5175
224
32.75
6
37
39
0
List A
156
149
9
3418
83
24.41
0
24
33
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
50
9
282
217
0
-
-
-
4.61
-
0
0
0
ODIs
111
6
175
142
1
1/31
1/31
142.00
4.86
175.0
0
0
0
First-class
87
814
527
8
2/28
65.87
3.88
101.7
0
0
List A
156
670
499
8
2/17
2/17
62.37
4.46
83.7
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10-13, 2000 scorecard
Last Test
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka (SBNS), Feb 22-25, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 6, 1995 scorecard
Last ODI
Bangladesh v India at Dhaka (SBNS), May 12, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1997/98
Last First-class
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka (SBNS), Feb 22-25, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1994/95
Last List A
Khulna Division v Sylhet Division at Khulna, Dec 18, 2007 scorecard
Profile
Impish and impulsive, Habibul Bashar has the style and strokes of a genuine Test player. Most of his runs come from cultured drives through midwicket, and most of his dismissals from a Hilditch-style addiction to the hook. Before Bangladesh's inaugural Test, "Sumon" promised he would kick the habit, but although he made 71 and 30 he was still out hooking ... twice. He has since carried Bangladesh's flimsy middle-order hopes, and inherited the captaincy from Khaled Mahmud in January 2004. After a shaky start in Zimbabwe, he came into his own with a century in St Lucia, as Bangladesh took a first-innings lead in their first Test in the Caribbean. He missed the Champions Trophy in England with an injured thumb - overall he has underperformed in ODIs for such an attacking player - but returned to captain in England in 2005 when, lo and behold, the hook habit cut him down twice at Lord's. But he restored pride with a hard-hitting 61 to conclude a disappointing series. Habibul's greatest moment as captain came a few weeks later at Cardiff, with a convincing five-wicket win over Australia in the NatWest Series. However, normal service resumed in September in Sri Lanka, where Bangladesh were blanked in both Tests and one-dayers. That he topped the Test averages was little consolation for Habibul, who called the tour his "worst ever". But things were looking up: he made 76 (and was run out for 7) as Bangladesh ran Australia awfully close at Fatullah in April 2006. After a disappointing Champions Trophy campaign in 2006, Bashar led Bangladesh to convincing one-day series victories against Zimbabwe and Scotland.
Simon Briggs February 2007
