Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury
Personal information
Full name
Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury
Born (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 30)
Barlekha, Moulvibazar, Bangladesh
NicknameSylhet Rocket[1]t
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[2]
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 95)28 February 2019 v New Zealand
Last Test14 June 2023 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 139)10 August 2022 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI23 March 2023 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.58
T20I debut (cap 77)1 September 2022 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I6 November 2022 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.58
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 17 6 47 19
Runs scored 33 0 127 26
Batting average 2.53 – 3.17 3.71
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 21* 0* 21* 11
Balls bowled 2,927 158 7,669 905
Wickets 31 17 127 27
Bowling average 56.45 14.44 33.07 29.66
5 wickets in innings 1 0 4 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 6/46 4/47 6/46 4/46
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 9/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 March 2023
Military career
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Air Force
Years of service2012–2016
Rank Aircraftman

Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury (Bengali: এবাদত হোসেন চৌধুরী; born 7 January 1994), better known as simply Ebadot Hossain, nicknamed 'Sylhet Rocket' due to his speed and skill,[3] is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in February 2019. [4] He is also an active soldier of Bangladesh Air Force.[5]

Early life

Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury was born on 7 January 1994 to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries in the village of Kathaltali in Barlekha, Moulvibazar District.[6] He was the second of the six children of Nizamuddin Chowdhury and Samia Begum.[7]

In 2012, Ebadot Hossain joined Bangladesh Air Force as a volleyball player.[8] In 2016, he attended a pacer hunt competition conducted by BCB under Aaqib Javed's supervision. Ebadot was picked by Aaqib for BCB's High-Performance program. And thus, Ebadot became a cricketer from a volleyball player.[9]

Domestic career

Ebadot made his first-class debut for Sylhet Division in the 2016–17 National Cricket League on 25 September 2016.[10] Ebadot made his List A debut for Mohammedan Sporting Club in the 2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 8 May 2017.[11] He made his Twenty20 debut for Rangpur Riders on 6 November 2017 in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League.[12] Ebadot was the leading wicket-taker for Central Zone in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League, with thirteen dismissals in six matches.[13]

In October 2018, Ebadot was named in the squad for the Sylhet Sixers team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[14] The following month, bowling for North Zone in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League, he took his maiden ten-wicket match haul in first-class cricket.[15] In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.[16]

International career

In November 2016, Ebadot was named in a 22-man preparatory squad to train in Australia, ahead of Bangladesh's tour to New Zealand.[17]

In February 2019, Ebadot was added to Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against New Zealand.[18] He made his Test debut for Bangladesh against New Zealand on 28 February 2019 and his first test wicket was Neil Wagner.[19]

In January 2022, he took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, against New Zealand at Bay Oval in the first Test of the series.[20] He ended up with the figure 6/46, which helped Bangladesh to achieve their first win against New Zealand in their home across formats in 33 encounters and their first Test win against New Zealand. He was named the Man of the Match for picking up seven wickets in the match.[21][22]

In February 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan.[23] In March 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI squad for their series against South Africa.[24] In May 2022, he was again named in Bangladesh's ODI squad, this time for their series against the West Indies.[25] In August 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI squad, for their tour of Zimbabwe.[26] He made his ODI debut on 10 August 2022, for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe.[27] Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's T20I squad for the 2022 Asia Cup.[28] He made his T20I debut on 1 September 2022, against Sri Lanka.[29]

References

  1. ^ [https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/sylhet-rocket-ebadot-gets-new-nickname-allan-donald-603830 'The Sylhet Rocket' - Ebadot gets new nickname from Allan Donald on TBSnews
  2. ^ Ebadot Hossain’s profile on Sportskeeda
  3. ^ "'Sylhet Rocket' Ebadot impresses Donald with his white-ball start". Daily-Sun. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Ebadot Hossain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Ebadat Hossain: The future fast bowler of Bangladesh". kalerkantho. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ^ "বিমানবাহিনী থেকে ক্রিকেটের রঙিন মঞ্চে এবাদত". Roar Media (in Bengali). 11 February 2019.
  7. ^ "এবাদতের গ্রামের বাড়িতে বইছে আনন্দের বন্যা". Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "From volleyball to cricket: the journey of Ebadot Hossain". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Ebadot's 'long story' from volleyball to Bangladesh cricket hero". France 24. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  10. ^ "National Cricket League, Tier 2: Rajshahi Division v Sylhet Division at Rajshahi, Sep 25-28, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Abahani Limited v Mohammedan Sporting Club at Savar (4), May 8, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  12. ^ "41st match, Bangladesh Premier League at Dhaka, Dec 6 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Bangladesh Cricket League 2017/18, Central Zone: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Pacers exploit green top; South recover slowly". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Mohammad Naim, Yeasin Arafat, Saif Hassan - A look into Bangladesh's future". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Bangladesh include Mustafizur in preparatory squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Shafiul, Ebadot replace injured Taskin in ODI, Test squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  19. ^ "1st Test, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Feb 28 - Mar 4 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Ebadot takes six as Bangladesh clinch historic first Test win over New Zealand". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Ebadot Hossain headlines Bangladesh's historic Test win". CricBuzz. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Black Caps humbled in heavy first test defeat by Bangladesh at Bay Oval". Stuff. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Ebadot gets ODI call-up as Bangladesh name four uncapped players for Afghanistan series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal back in Bangladesh Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  25. ^ "Anamul Haque recalled for WI white-ball series; Mustafizur Rahman back in Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  26. ^ "Mahmudullah 'rested' for Zimbabwe T20Is as Sohan named captain". TBS News. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  27. ^ "3rd ODI, Harare, August 10, 2022, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  28. ^ "Shakib Al Hasan named Bangladesh captain for Asia Cup and T20 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  29. ^ "5th Match, Group B (N), Dubai (DSC), September 01, 2022, Asia Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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