Nazmul Islam

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Nazmul Islam
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Nazmul Islam
Born (1992-03-21) 21 March 1992 (age 33)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NicknameApu
BattingLeft-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Only Test(cap  90)3 November 2018 v  Zimbabwe
ODI debut(cap  128)23 September 2018 v  Afghanistan
Last ODI26 October 2018 v  Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.23
T20I debut(cap  60)15 February 2018 v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I5 August 2018 v  West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Men's Cricket
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Dhaka Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 June 2025

Mohammad Nazmul Islam (born 21 March 1991), also known as Nazmul Apu, [1] is a Bangladeshi first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricketer and former international cricketer. [1] Nazmul is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler.

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Domestic career

Nazmul has played for Dhaka Division in the National Cricket League (NCL). He has represented his country as part of the Bangladesh A and under-23 teams. In the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), he has played for both East Zone and South Zone. [2]

In October 2018, Nazmul was named in the squad for the Rangpur Riders team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. [3] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Sylhet Thunder in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. [4] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League. [5]

International career

In February 2018, Nazmul was added to Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. [6] He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka on 15 February 2018. [7]

In August 2018, Nazmul was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup. [8] Later that month, he was named in Bangladesh's fifteen-man squad for the tournament. [9] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Bangladesh against Afghanistan on 23 September 2018. [10]

In October 2018, Nazmul was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe. [11] He made his Test debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 3 November 2018. [12]

Personal life

Covid-19

On 20 June 2020, Nazmul was reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 alongside fellow Bangladeshi cricketers Mashrafe Mortaza and Nafees Iqbal. [13] [14] [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nazmul Islam profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ↑ "Nazmul Islam" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mahmudullah pips Tamim to captaincy for first SL T20". ESPNcricinfo. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Feb 15 2018". ESPNcricinfo. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Liton Das recalled as Bangladesh reveal preliminary squad for Asia Cup 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mohammad Mithun, Ariful Haque in Bangladesh squad for Asia Cup 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "4th Match, Super Four, Asia Cup at Abu Dhabi, Sep 23 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Bangladesh hand Nazmul, Mithun maiden Test call-ups". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "1st Test, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Nov 3-7 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Islam, Nafees Iqbal test positive for Covid-19". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "Mashrafe Mortaza, 2 other Bangladesh cricketers test positive for Covid-19". The Indian Express. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  15. ↑ "Nazmul tests Covid-19 positive". Dhaka Tribune. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.