Saiful Islam (cricketer, born 1969)

Mohammad Saiful Islam Khan (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ সাইফুল ইসলাম খান) (born 14 April 1969) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in seven One Day Internationals from 1990 to 1997.

Saiful Islam
Personal information
BornApril 14, 1969 (1969-04-14) (age 55)
Mymensingh, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 23)31 December 1990 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI10 October 1997 v Kenya
Source: [2], 13 February 2006

Originally from Mymensingh, Saif played for the Bangladesh U-19 side in 1989.[1] He made his full ODI debut at Eden Garden Calcutta on 31 December 1990.[2] His best performance in ODI came at Sharjah against Sri Lanka in 1995. he took 4/36 to help Bangladesh bowl out their opposition for the first time in a full ODI.[3] He also played in the Bangladesh side that won the ICC Trophy in 1997. But with the emergence of a group of talented medium pacers he soon lost his place in the national side.

References edit

  1. ^ [1]: Rafiqul Ameer."Looking Back: Bangladesh Cricket in the 80's". Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
  2. ^ ESPNcricinfo Scorecard : Bangladesh v Sri Lanka. (1990-12-31) (Retrieved on 2007-12-31)
  3. ^ ESPNcricinfo Scorecard : Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, (1995-04-06) (Retrieved on 2007-12-31)