Shahadat Hossain

Cricketer

Birthday August 7, 1986

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Bangladesh

Age 37 years old

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About

Notable for his gold medal-winning performance at the 2010 Asian Games as as member of the Bangladeshi Men's Cricket Team, this bowler made his test debut against England in 2005 and his One Day International (ODI) debut versus Kenya the following year.

Before Fame

After training at the Bangladesh Institute of Sports, he played for his native country's Under-19 cricket team in the 2004 Cricket World Cup.

Trivia

In 2012, he began playing for the Khulna Royal Bengals.

Family Life

The son of a banker, he spent his youth in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Associated With

Hossain named champion Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram one of his idols.