Full name Mehrab Hossain
Born September 22, 1978, Dhaka
Current age 29 years 349 days
Major teams Bangladesh,Dhaka Division,Dhaka Metropolis
Also known as Opee
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
9
18
0
241
71
13.38
738
32.65
0
1
26
0
6
0
ODIs
18
18
0
449
101
24.94
763
58.84
1
2
48
3
6
0
First-class
58
99
2
2805
169
28.91
5
13
38
0
List A
63
60
2
1481
155*
25.53
2
8
20
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
9
1
12
5
0
-
-
-
2.50
-
0
0
0
ODIs
18
3
30
42
0
-
-
-
8.40
-
0
0
0
First-class
58
1121
620
19
2/6
32.63
3.31
59.0
0
0
List A
63
691
507
21
5/19
5/19
24.14
4.40
32.9
0
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10-13, 2000 scorecard
Last Test
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, May 1-4, 2003 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v Bangladesh at Mohali, May 14, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, Apr 17, 2003 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1997/98
Last First-class
Dhaka Division v Rajshahi Division at Dhaka (SBNS), Jan 4-7, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1997/98
Last List A
Dhaka Division v Rajshahi Division at Dhaka (SBNS), Jan 8, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Wisden overview In the Meril Challenge Cup of April 1999, Mehrab became the first Bangladeshi to hit an international hundred, taking a stylish 101 off Zimbabwe. His 64 against West Indies the following month was also his country's first World Cup half-century. A small, light-footed opener, Mehrab has been viewed as the most complete technician in the side, though his front-foot bias has proved a problem at Test level. Records must run in the family: Azhar Hossain, Mehrab's uncle, scored Bangladesh's first one-day fifty. Mehrab's prospects for further glories were dented in 2004, however, when he was banned from cricket for a year after breaching the terms of his contract in a domestic competition. Simon Briggs
