Habibul Bashar

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country = Bangladesh
fullname = Qazi Habibul Bashar
nickname = Sumon
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dayofbirth = 17
monthofbirth = 8
yearofbirth = 1972
placeofbirth = Nagakanda, Kushtia
countryofbirth = Bangladesh
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testdebutdate = 10 November
testdebutyear = 2000
testdebutagainst = India
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lasttestdate = 22 February
lasttestyear = 2008
lasttestagainst = South Africa
odidebutdate = 6 April
odidebutyear = 1995
odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
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lastodidate = 12 May
lastodiyear = 2007
lastodiagainst = India
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year1 = 2003-2006
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best bowling2 = 1/31
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best bowling4 = 2/17
catches/stumpings4 = 33/–
date= 30 August
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2203/2203.html CricketArchive
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Qazi Habibul Bashar ( _bn. কাজী হাবিবুল বাশার) (born August 17, 1972 in Nagakanda, Kushtia) is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test victory of Bangladesh came over his hands in 2004 against Zimbabwe. Under Bashar's captaincy, Bangladesh has made it to beat Australia, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

Early career

In 1989 Bashar played for the Bangladesh Under-19 team in the U-19 Asia Cup. Through the 1990s he played his domestic cricket for Biman Bangladesh Airlines. His ODI debut came at the 1995 Asia Cup against Sri Lanka. He missed the 1997 ICC Trophy, in which Bangladesh were the champions but did play in the Asia Cup of that year. He was also left out of the 1999 World Cup squad. After the World Cup he again entered the team and with Eddie Barlow’s inspiration he got the chance to play more.

Keeping up with the traditional inconsistency with announcing the side, Bashar was again out of the team for Bangladesh’s inaugural test. His consistent performance before the test drew the attention of the press and after heavy criticism from them he was finally included in the side. Bashar made the first fifty in the history of Bangladesh test cricket to prove his ability.

Career Story

Bashar is one of Bangladesh's leading batsmen. As of May 2007, he is the only Bangladeshi with a Test batting average greater than 30, he has also scored 24 fifties (a Bangladeshi record) plus three Test centuries.

Bashar was the captain of Bangladesh from January 2004 to June 2007, during this time he led the team to some notable successes. When Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh in January 2005, Bangladesh recorded their first Test match win, their first Test series win, and their first One Day International series win. In June 2005, Bangladesh beat the world champions Australia in a one-day international in Cardiff. In April 2006, they came close to beating Australia in a Test match, taking a first-innings lead of 158, eventually losing by three wickets. Bangladesh lost the ODI series with Zimbabwe in August 2006 by 3-2, but beat them in the last qualifying match of the Champions Trophy. Thanks to these efforts, Bangladesh are currently above Zimbabwe in the LG ICC ODI rankings, and showing that they are improving by the match.

Bashar had a disappointing 2007 World Cup as a batsman, with an average of only 13.12 and a highest score of 32. In spite of this, Bangladesh performed relatively well. Following a 1-0 test series defeat to India, Bashar resigned as ODI captain but wanted to remain part of the ODI team. However, despite stating that he wanted to continue to be test captain, Bashar was removed from this position on June 2, 2007 and replaced by Mohammad Ashraful who also took over as ODI captain.On September 14, he has announced his retirement from international cricket. It seems that he will probably go to the ICL-the rebellion cricket league of India.

Career Milestones

Tests

Test Debut: vs India, Bangabandhu, 2000
* He made his highest score of 113 in Test cricket against West Indies, 2004

ODIs

ODI Debut: vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 1995
* He made his highest score of 78 in ODI cricket against Zimbabwe, 2007

External links

* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55906.html Player Profile from Cricinfo]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/2/2203/2203.html Player Profile from CricketArchive]
* [http://www.banglacricket.com/games/profile.php?c=1 Player Profile from Banglacricket]
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/engine/records/batting/highest_career_batting_average.html?class=1;id=25;type=team Bangladesh Test batting averages] from Cricinfo