Mohammad Naim Sheikh (born 22 August 1999) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in November 2019.[2]

Naim Sheikh
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Naim Sheikh
Born (1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 (age 25)
Faridpur, Bangladesh
NicknameNaim [1]
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
BattingLeft-handed
RoleOpening Batter
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 100)9 January 2022 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 134)6 March 2020 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI9 September 2023 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 67)3 November 2019 v India
Last T20I6 September 2023 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019Dhaka Dynamites
2019/20Rangpur Rangers
2022Minister Dhaka
2023Rangpur Riders
2024Durdanto Dhaka
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 8 22 6 43
Runs scored 95 570 183 1,822
Batting average 13.57 27.14 16.63 44.43
100s/50s 0/0 0/4 0/1 4/12
Top score 28 81 65 136
Catches/stumpings 2/– 9/– 2/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 August 2022
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's Cricket
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

Domestic career

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Naim made his List A debut for Legends of Rupganj in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 22 February 2018.[3] Prior to his List A debut, he was part of Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4]

Naim made his first-class debut for Dhaka Metropolis in the 2018–19 National Cricket League on 15 October 2018.[5] In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Dhaka Dynamites team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Dhaka Dynamites in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 12 January 2019.[7]

Naim was the leading run-scorer for Legends of Rupganj in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 807 runs in 16 matches.[8] In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.[9] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rangpur Rangers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[10]

International career

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In September 2019, Naim received his maiden call up for national team, when he was added to the squad for last two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series, but he did not play in the series.[11] In October 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's T20I squad for their series against India.[12] He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh, against India, on 3 November 2019.[13]

In November 2019, Naim was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[14] Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[15] The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.[16]

In February 2020, Naim was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[17] He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh, against Zimbabwe, on 6 March 2020.[18]

In September 2021, Naim was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[19] In December 2021, he named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against New Zealand.[20] He made his Test debut for Bangladesh on 9 January 2022, against New Zealand.[21]

Teams Played

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Bangladesh, Bangladesh U23, Bangladesh U19, Bangladesh A, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Dhaka Dynamites, Rangpur Rangers, Beximco Dhaka, Minister Group Dhaka.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "ICC U19 World Cup: South African Bowlers Lead Demolition Job Against Bangladesh". News18. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Mohammad Naim". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ "26th match, Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Dhaka, Feb 22 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Media Release : ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2018: Bangladesh squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Tier 2, National Cricket League at Bogra, Oct 15-18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ^ "12th Match (D/N), Bangladesh Premier League at Dhaka, Jan 12 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2018/19 - Legends of Rupganj: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Mohammad Naim, Yeasin Arafat, Saif Hassan - A look into Bangladesh's future". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  10. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh include uncapped Mohammad Naim, Aminul Islam for next two T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain, Tamim Iqbal back in Bangladesh squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  13. ^ "1st T20I (N), Bangladesh tour of India at Delhi, Nov 3 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Media Release : Bangladesh squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Media Release : Bangladesh U23 Squad for 13th South Asian Game Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  16. ^ "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Afif Hossain and Mohammad Naim break into Bangladesh ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  18. ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Mar 6 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  19. ^ "No surprises as Bangladesh name Mahmudullah-led squad for T20 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Shakib Al Hasan picked for New Zealand Tests despite not wanting to travel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  21. ^ "2nd Test, Christchurch, Jan 9 - 13 2022, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Mohammad Naim". Shamim Nesco. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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