Nayeem Hasan

Mohammad Nayeem Hasan (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ নাঈম হাসান; born 12 February 2000) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.^[1] He made his first-class debut for Chittagong Division in the 2016–17 National Cricket League on 10 October 2015.^[2] He made his Test match debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in November 2018, taking five wickets in the first innings.^[3] In the process, he became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Tests, at the age of 17 years and 356 days.^[4][5]

Mohammad Nayeem Hasan

Nayeem in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Nayeem Hasan
Born	(2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 24) Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2018–present)
Test debut (cap 93)	22 November 2018 v West Indies
Last Test	15 May 2022 v Sri Lanka
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA Matches 8 27 41 Runs scored 118 426 320 Batting average 14.75 16.38 21.33 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 Top score 26 43* 51* Balls bowled 1,640 6,578 1,960 Wickets 31 114 52 Bowling average 27.09 28.58 27.98 5 wickets in innings 3 8 0 10 wickets in match 0 3 0 Best bowling 5/61 8/47 4/53 Catches/stumpings 5/– 16/– 22/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 May 2022

Domestic career

Nayeem made his Twenty20 debut for Chittagong Vikings on 29 November 2017 in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League.^[6] He was the leading wicket-taker for Gazi Group Cricketers in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, with 23 dismissals in 16 matches.^[7]

In October 2018, in the 2018–19 National Cricket League, Nayeem took eight wickets in the first innings against Dhaka Division.^[8][9] He finished as the leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 National Cricket League, with twenty-eight dismissals in six matches.^[10]

In October 2018, Nayeem was named in the squad for the Chittagong Vikings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.^[11] In December 2018, in the final round of fixtures in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League, he took eight wickets for 47 runs in the second innings bowling for East Zone against Central Zone.^[12] In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.^[13] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Sylhet Thunder in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.^[14]

International career

In December 2017, Nayeem was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[15] The following month, he was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka, but he did not play.^[16]

In August 2018, Nayeem was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup.^[17] In November 2018, he was again named in Bangladesh's Test squad, this time for the series against the West Indies.^[18] He made his Test debut for Bangladesh against the West Indies on 22 November 2018.^[19] In the match, he took a five-wicket haul to become the eighth Bangladesh bowler to take a five-wicket haul on debut. He was also the youngest Bangladesh bowler, and third-youngest overall, to take a five wicket haul on debut, at the age of 17 years 356 days.^[20][21]

In December 2018, Nayeem was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.^[22] The following month, he was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against New Zealand, but he did not play.^[23] In April 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.^[24]

See also

• List of Bangladesh cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut
• List of Prime Bank Cricket Club cricketers

References

1. "Nayeem Hasan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
2. "National Cricket League, Tier 2: Sylhet Division v Chittagong Division at Chittagong, Jan 3-6, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
3. "Celebrating up and coming cricketers this International Youth Day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
4. "1st Test: Bangladesh take 133-run lead vs West Indies as 17 wickets tumble on Day 2". India Today. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
5. "A happy homecoming for 17-year old Nayeem Hasan". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
6. "33rd match, Bangladesh Premier League at Chittagong, Nov 29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
7. "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2017/18: Gazi Group Cricketers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
8. "Young spinner Nayeem sizzles with eight-for in NCL". Dhaka Tribune. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
9. "NCL: Top-order batsmen boost Khulna's day1 total 281/7* vs Rajshahi". United News Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
10. "National Cricket League, 2018/19: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
11. "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
12. "Nayeem 10-for, Mominul, Yasir Ali tons give East Zone massive win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
13. "Mohammad Naim, Yeasin Arafat, Saif Hassan - A look into Bangladesh's future". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
14. "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
15. "Saif Hassan likely to lead Bangladesh U-19 at World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
16. "Bangladesh pick uncapped Nayeem Hasan for first Sri Lanka Test". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
17. "Liton Das recalled as Bangladesh reveal preliminary squad for Asia Cup 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
18. "Shakib returns from finger injury for first Test against West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
19. "1st Test, West Indies tour of Bangladesh at Chittagong, Nov 22-26 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
20. "West Indies all out for 246". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
21. "A happy homecoming for 17-year old Nayeem Hasan". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
22. "Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
23. "Taskin Ahmed recalled to Bangladesh squads for New Zealand tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
24. "Shakib, Jayed, Hossain in Bangladesh squad for World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

External links

• Nayeem Hasan at ESPNcricinfo