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Nasir Hossain

Bangladeshi cricketer (1991-)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ5505956 ↗
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Nasir Hossain (Bengali: নাসির হোসেন; born 30 November 1991) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He represents Rangpur Division at the domestic level. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in August 2011.

Asian Games

Hossain was a part of the 13-man Bangladesh squad that won the cricket tournament tournament at the 2010 Asian Games in late November. The team played Afghanistan in the final and won by five wickets, gaining the country's first gold medal at the Asian Games.

Domestic career

Bangladesh Premier League

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) launched the six-team Bangladesh Premier League in 2012, a twenty20 tournament held in February that year. Hossain was bought by the Khulna Royal Bengal for $200,000, the highest price paid for a Bangladeshi player in the auction.

In October 2018, Hossain was named in the squad of the Sylhet Sixers, following the draft for the 2018-19 season.

In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Chattogram Challengers in the 2019-20 season.

National Cricket League

In December 2017, Hossain scored 295 in the second innings batting for Rangpur Division against Barisal Division in the 2017–18 National Cricket League.

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