Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country,it has an area of 13,644.85 km2 (5,268.31 sq mi),and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the entirety of Bangladesh. It is bounded by Dhaka Division on the north,the Bay of Bengal on the south,Chittagong Division on the east and Khulna Division on the west. The administrative capital,Barisal city,lies in the Padma River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River. Barisal division is criss-crossed by numerous rivers that earned it the nickname Dhan-Nodi-Khal,Ei tin-e Borishal.
Shahadat Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his Test debut in 2005 during Bangladesh's first tour of England. When he came onto the international scene he was cited by then coach Dav Whatmore as the fastest bowler in the team. The following year,Hossain made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Kenya. At times Hossain has struggled with conceding too many runs,and for that reason was dropped in 2009. In November 2010,Hossain was a member of the squad that won Bangladesh's first gold in any event at the Asian Games. A broken toe prevented Hossain from playing for Bangladesh in July 2011,but after more than a year since his last Test he returned to the squad in October that year. In November 2019,he was given a five-year ban from cricket,after assaulting a teammate.
The Barisal Division cricket team or Barisal Blazers is a Bangladeshi first-class team representing the Barisal Division,one of the seven administrative regions in Bangladesh. The team competes in the National Cricket League and was formerly a participant in the now-defunct National Cricket League One-Day. In the short-lived National Cricket League Twenty20 competition,played in the 2009–10 season only,Barisal played in their official green and black colors. The equivalent team in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is the Barisal Bulls.
Al-Amin Hossain Riad is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. He attended University of Rajshahi. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in February 2014
Farhad Hossain is a first-class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh.
Marshall Ayub is a Bangladeshi cricketer who represents Dhaka Metropolis and the Chittagong Kings. An all-rounder,he bowls right-arm leg spin,and bats right-handed. He began his career representing Barisal Division in 2005–06 before moving on to play for Dhaka Division for the 2006–07 season and Dhaka Metropolis in 2011. Ayub has also represented the Bangladesh A side and played for Cyclones of Chittagong,Khulna Royal Bengals and Chittagong Kings in the now defunct Bangladesh National Cricket League and the Bangladesh Premier League respectively.
Monir Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer who has played at First-class,List A and Twenty20 level. He is a left-handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler. He has represented Barisal Division and Sylhet Division in First-class and List A cricket. He has played with Duronto Rajshahi and the Barisal Bulls in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Khondaker Mosharraf Hossain,nicknamed Rubel,was a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler. He had played five One Day International (ODI) matches for Bangladesh.
Kamrul Islam Rabbi is a Bangladeshi cricketer who has played for Barisal Division from the 2008–09 season. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Mohammad Rubel Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in January 2009 aged 19. He has the highest bowling average of any pacer who has bowled at least 2,000 deliveries in Test cricket. He is a quick bowler with a slingy action similar to Lasith Malinga's. Hossain holds the record of the fastest bowled delivery (149.5kph) by a Bangladeshi cricketer.
Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi cricketer,a right-handed batsman who represents Dhaka Division in first-class and list A cricket and Rajshahi Division in twenty20 matches. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Bangladesh in 2011 against Zimbabwe at Harare. He made his Test match debut against the West Indies in September 2014. He made his Twenty20 International debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 15 January 2016.
Nasir Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He represents Rangpur Division at domestic level. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in August 2011.
Sohag Gazi is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. He made his Test debut in first test during West Indies's tour of Bangladesh in 2012,taking six wickets in the second innings. He is the first and so far,only man to score a century and take a hat-trick in the same Test match and the first man to do it twice in first-class matches.
Taijul Islam is a Bangladeshi left-arm orthodox spinner who plays for the Bangladesh national cricket team. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in September 2014.
Mosaddek Hossain Saikat is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh national cricket team and for Barisal Division in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in January 2016.
The 2016–17 National Cricket League was the eighteenth edition of the National Cricket League,a first-class cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. The tournament started on 25 September 2016 and concluded on 6 January 2017. Khulna Division were the defending champions.
Mahedi Hasan is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for Khulna Division and the Bangladesh cricket team. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in February 2018.
Fortune Barishal is a franchise cricket team plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL),representing the country's Barishal Division. Following the 2015 competition,the team were one of the BPL's six existing members and participated in the league's 2016 edition.
