Azhar Hossain

Not to be confused with Azhar Hussain.
Azhar Hossain
Personal information
Born15 March 1964 (1964-03-15) (age 60)
Dacca, East Pakistan (present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 14)27 October 1988 v India
Last ODI31 December 1990 v Sri Lanka
Source: CricInfo, 13 February 2006

Azhar Hossain (born 15 March 1964) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in seven One Day Internationals from 1988 to 1990. Though, in and out of the national squad, Azhar was still a very dominant figure in domestic cricket arena throughout the 80's. The highlight of his international career was his 54 against NZ at Sharjah in 1990.[1] That is the first 50 scored by a Bangladeshi in ODI. Later on, in 1999, his nephew Mehrab Hossain became the first Bangladeshi to score a century in ODI (at Dhaka against Zimbabwe).[2] An opening batsman, He also picked up 4 wickets in ODIs bowling gentle off-breaks.[3]

  1. ^ Cricinfo Scorecard(1990-04-28) (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)
  2. ^ Cricinfo Scorecard (1999-03-25) (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)
  3. ^ Cricinfo Player Page : Azhar Hossain (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)