Mehrab Hossain, Jr.

Mehrab Hossain, Jr.

Personal information
Full name	Mehrab Hossain
Born	8 July 1987 (1987-07-08) (age 24) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
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-present	Dhaka Division
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	n/a	1	n/a
Best bowling	2/29	2/30	6/80	4/37
Catches/stumpings	2/–	7/–	20/–	20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 31 October 2009

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.

He shares his name with another Bangladesh international Mehrab Hossain and for this reason 'Junior' was added to his name.

External links

• Player profile: Mehrab Hossain, Jr. from ESPNcricinfo
• Player Profile: Mehrab Hossain, Jr. from CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Hossain, Mehrab, Jr.
Alternative names
Short description	Cricketer
Date of birth	8 July 1987
Place of birth	Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Date of death
Place of death